OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to illustrate the varied MDCT and MRI ap- pearances of hypervascular and hemorrhagic pancreatic conditions and their mimics.
CONCLUSION. Pancreatic hypervascular conditions are easily detected at multiphasic contrast-enhanced MDCT and MRI. Hemorrhagic pancreatic abnormalities are best depicted with unenhanced CT and, especially, fat-suppressed Tl-weighted MRI. Familiarity with the spectrum of possible underlying causes and the imaging features and conditions that can act as mimics assists radiologists in making an accurate presumptive diagnosis.
