A nurse is preparing a patient to undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)of the pancreas.The nurse understands that T1-weighted MRI images are best for depicting which of the following? Select all that apply.
A)Intrapancreatic fluid collections
B)Pancreatic calculi
C)Pancreatic parenchyma
D)Fatty infiltration
E)Carcinomas

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T1-weighted MRI images are particularly useful for visualizing the anatomy and structure of organs, including the pancreatic parenchyma, detecting fatty infiltration due to the high signal from fat, and identifying carcinomas, which often appear with higher signal intensity compared to surrounding tissues.

A Nurse Is Preparing a Patient to Undergo Magnetic Resonance