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Cystic neoplasms of the pancreas; findings on magnetic resonance imaging with pathological, surgical, and clinical correlation

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Pancreatic cysts are increasingly being identified by cross-sectional imaging studies. Pancreatic cystic lesions comprise a spectrum of underlying pathologies ranging from benign and pre-malignant lesions to frank malignancies. Magnetic resonance imaging with cholangiopancreatography is a non-invasive imaging modality used for the characterization of cystic pancreatic lesions. This article will review the most common pancreatic cystic neoplasms and the utility of MR imaging in the characterization of these cysts.

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    Temel Tirkes, Alex M. Aisen, Kumaresan Sandrasegaran & Fatih Akisik

  2. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 550 N. University Blvd, UH0279, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA

    Harvey M. Cramer

  3. Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, 550 N. University Blvd, UH0279, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA

    Nicholas J. Zyromski

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Tirkes, T., Aisen, A.M., Cramer, H.M. et al. Cystic neoplasms of the pancreas; findings on magnetic resonance imaging with pathological, surgical, and clinical correlation. Abdom Imaging 39, 1088–1101 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-014-0138-5

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