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Hi doctor i just recenetly had an mri and i wondered can it see the inside of your pancreas or just the out side

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Both: An MRI provides thin slice pictures of your internal organs from all angles, vertical, horizontal, through the middle, even 3D reconstruction of the radiologist desires. An MRCP is a special MRI that pays particular attention to the pancreas.

Answered 5/2/2015

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