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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Madhu Sigdel M.B.B.S.[2]Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [3] Homa Najafi, M.D.[4]

Overview

Abdominal MRI is helpful in the diagnosis of VIPoma. On abdominal MRI, VIPoma is characterized by a mass which is hypointense on T1-weighted MRI and hyperintense on T2-weighted MRI.

MRI

• Findings on abdominal MRI suggestive of VIPoma include:

• T1-weighted MRI: hypointense signal
• T2-weighted MRI: hyperintense signal
• MRI with gadolinium enhancement is more sensitive compared to CT scan in diagnosis of liver metastases which are shown as peripheral ring enhancement.