Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonograpic Findings in Pancreatic Tumors

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to present the potentials and limits of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in the characterization of pancreatic tumors, usually hypoechoic or cystic at B-mode ultrasound. CONCLUSION: As regards hypoechoic lesions at B-mode ultrasound, CEUS often can d...

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Autores principales: RECALDINI, Chiara, CARRAFIELLO, Gianpaolo, BERTOLOTTI, Elena, ANGERETTI, Maria Gloria, FUGAZZOLA, Carlo
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Publicado: Ivyspring International Publisher 2008
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Short Research Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2467517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18645620
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author RECALDINI, Chiara
CARRAFIELLO, Gianpaolo
BERTOLOTTI, Elena
ANGERETTI, Maria Gloria
FUGAZZOLA, Carlo
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description OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to present the potentials and limits of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in the characterization of pancreatic tumors, usually hypoechoic or cystic at B-mode ultrasound. CONCLUSION: As regards hypoechoic lesions at B-mode ultrasound, CEUS often can distinguish among adenocarcinoma, islet cell tumor and serous microcystic adenoma. As regards cystic lesions, CEUS in most cases doesn't add significative diagnostic information; therefore CT, MR or endoscopic US are almost always necessary for their proper characterization.
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spelling pubmed-24675172008-07-21 Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonograpic Findings in Pancreatic Tumors RECALDINI, Chiara CARRAFIELLO, Gianpaolo BERTOLOTTI, Elena ANGERETTI, Maria Gloria FUGAZZOLA, Carlo Int J Med Sci Short Research Communication OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to present the potentials and limits of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in the characterization of pancreatic tumors, usually hypoechoic or cystic at B-mode ultrasound. CONCLUSION: As regards hypoechoic lesions at B-mode ultrasound, CEUS often can distinguish among adenocarcinoma, islet cell tumor and serous microcystic adenoma. As regards cystic lesions, CEUS in most cases doesn't add significative diagnostic information; therefore CT, MR or endoscopic US are almost always necessary for their proper characterization. Ivyspring International Publisher 2008-07-09 /pmc/articles/PMC2467517/ /pubmed/18645620 Text en © Ivyspring International Publisher. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Reproduction is permitted for personal, noncommercial use, provided that the article is in whole, unmodified, and properly cited.
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RECALDINI, Chiara
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Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonograpic Findings in Pancreatic Tumors
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title_short Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonograpic Findings in Pancreatic Tumors
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2467517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18645620
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