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Abstract #4070

Autoimmune Pancreatitis Revisted : MR Imaging Characteristics and Differentiating Features from Pancreatic Carcinoma

Hina Arif-Tiwari1, Bobby T. Kalb1, Diego R. Martin1

1Medical Imaging, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, United States

This exhibit will discuss the extensive array of MR imaging features of autoimmune pancreatitis with focus on most reliable imaging characteristics for accurate & confident diagnosis of both focal & diffuse AIP and distinguishing features from pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

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