Objective To analyze the MR imaging features and to assess the role of MRI in the diagnosis of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

目的 分析胰腺神经内分泌瘤的MR影像特点，并对MRI在胰腺神经内分泌瘤诊断中的价值进行评估。

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Methods MR imaging features of 18 patients with pathologically-confirmed pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors were retrospectively analyzed.

方法对18名经病理证实的胰腺神经内分泌瘤患者的MR扫描进行回顾性分析。

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BACKGROUND: Benign and malignant pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) are rare, and long-term outcome is generally poor without surgical intervention.

背景：良恶性的胰腺神经内分泌肿瘤(PNETs)均罕见，如不行手术治疗，则其远期效果欠佳。

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Statistics for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, a rare tumor type that is not as aggressive as standard pancreatic cancer, are murkier and less reliable given how few patients there are.

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Since neuroendocrine tumors are less lethal than true pancreatic cancer, doing so may not have made much difference.

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