High-b value DWI allows the detection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma with a high sensitivity and specificity.

PET/CT is the most useful technique for pathologic staging in the care of patients with malignant disease. If PET/CT is not available, DWI can be used as a screening tool.

Diffusion-weighted MR imaging before and after secretin administration could yield clinically useful information for detecting pathophysiologic alterations in the setting of chronic pancreatitis.

A combination of pancreatic parenchymal phase and PVP imaging is necessary and efficient for the assessment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The addition of coronal and sagittal MPR images increased the performance of MDCT, especially in the evaluation of local extension.

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