Fibrosis and Postoperative Fistula of the Pancreas: Correlation with MR Imaging Findings—Preliminary Results

Our results suggest that T1-weighted and diffusion-weighted MR imaging with concomitant signal intensity ratio and apparent diffusion coefficient measurements could serve as preoperative, noninvasive biomarkers to efficiently detect advanced pancreatic fibrosis, which is highly linked to occurrence of postoperative pancreatic fistula; we believe that the measurement of these simple parameters at routine unenhanced MR imaging may enhance the value of pancreatic MR imaging.