PANCREAS
(last updated 12/10/2025, last reviewed 12/10/2025)
INDICATION: Â Pancreatic mass, pancreatic cyst, pancreatitis, pancreatic ductal dilatation, neuroendocrine/islet cell tumor, pseudocyst, fistula/leak, peripancreatic fluid collection, follow-up pancreatic surgery.
SEQUENCES
COR HASTE/SSFSE (5 mm / 1 mm gap)
AX HASTE/SSFSE (5 mm / 1 mm gap)
AX HASTE/SSFSE FAT SAT (5 mm / 1 mm gap)
AX IN/OUT PHASE T1 (6 mm / 1 mm gap) – TE 2.2/4.4 ms @ 1.5T, 1.1/2.2 ms @ 3T
COR THIN HASTE FAT SAT (4 mm / 0 mm gap) – cover pancreas
AX DWI b50 and b800 (7 mm / 1.5 mm gap) – send ADC map
AX FIESTA/TRUFI FAT SAT (4 mm / 0 mm gap) – cover pancreas
AX VIBE/LAVA FAT SAT PRE (5 mm / -2.5 mm gap)
— IV contrast —
AX VIBE/LAVA FAT SAT POST 20 sec (5 mm / -2.5 mm gap)
AX VIBE/LAVA FAT SAT POST 60 sec (5 mm / -2.5 mm gap)
COR VIBE/LAVA FAT SAT POST 210 sec (5 mm / -2.5 mm gap)
AX VIBE/LAVA FAT SAT POST 240 sec (5 mm / -2.5 mm gap)
please provide subtraction images for all phases
On 5 mm axials HASTE & VIBE, cover from dome of liver through inferior poles of kidneys