Utility of Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography for Differentiating Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma from Inflammatory Mass in Chronic Calcific Pancreatitis

Thara Pratap; Dhanya Jacob; Sudhakar K. Venkatesh; Muhammed Jasim Abdul Jalal; Vishnu K.

doi:10.1055/s-0043-1774298

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (Jan 2024)

Utility of Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography for Differentiating Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma from Inflammatory Mass in Chronic Calcific Pancreatitis

Thara Pratap,
Dhanya Jacob,
Sudhakar K. Venkatesh,
Muhammed Jasim Abdul Jalal,
Vishnu K.

Affiliations

Thara Pratap: Department of Radiology, VPS Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India
Dhanya Jacob: Department of Radiology, VPS Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India
Sudhakar K. Venkatesh: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Muhammed Jasim Abdul Jalal: Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Olive Health Care, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Vishnu K.: ORCiD; Department of Radiology, VPS Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1774298
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 07, no. 01
pp. 009 – 019

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Objective The aim of this study was to identify the most useful contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) features for differentiating pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) from mass-forming chronic pancreatitis (MFCP) in chronic calcific pancreatitis (CCP).

Published in Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology

ISSN: 2581-9933 (Print); 2581-9178 (Online)
Publisher: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-00043197

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