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All patients underwent unenhanced MRI, DCE-MRI, DWI, and MRCP. Relevant values including sensitivity and specificity of the imaging features and their diagnostic performance for predicting mass-forming AIP were analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Several statistically significant MR findings and quantitative indexes differentiating mass-forming AIP from PDAC, including multiplicity, irregularity or conformation, capsule-like rim enhancement, absence of internal cystic or necrotic portion, homogeneous enhancement during pancreatic, venous, and delayed phases, skipped stricture or stricture of MPD, absence of side branch dilation, maximum upstream MPD diameter\u2009&lt;\u20092.4\u00a0mm, Contrast<jats:sub>UP<\/jats:sub>\u2009&gt;\u20090.739, Contrast<jats:sub>AP<\/jats:sub>\u2009&gt;\u20090.710, Contrast<jats:sub>PP<\/jats:sub>\u2009&gt;\u20090.879, and Contrast<jats:sub>VP<\/jats:sub> or Contrast<jats:sub>DP<\/jats:sub>\u2009&gt;\u20090.949, indicated mass-forming AIP (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value was also significantly lower in mass-forming AIP compared to that in PDAC (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.006). The cutoff value of ADC for distinguishing mass-forming AIP from PDAC was 1.099\u2009\u00d7\u200910<jats:sup>\u22123<\/jats:sup> mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\/s.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Multimodel MRI, including unenhanced MRI, DCE-MRI with DWI and MRCP can provide qualitative and quantitative information about mass-forming AIP characterization. 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