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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [3]

Overview

On abdominal MRI, pancreatic cancer appears as hypointense with slower enhancement than normal pancreatic tissue.