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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2014; 20(24): 7864-7877
Published online Jun 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i24.7864
Imaging diagnosis of pancreatic cancer: A state-of-the-art review
Eun Sun Lee, Jeong Min Lee
Eun Sun Lee, Jeong Min Lee, Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 110-744, South Korea
Jeong Min Lee, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-744, South Korea
Author contributions: Lee ES reviewed the literature and wrote the paper; Lee JM contributed to the conception and design of the article, and approved the final version for publication.
Correspondence to: Jeong Min Lee, MD, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehangno, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, South Korea. jmsh@snu.ac.kr
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Received: October 18, 2013
Revised: December 26, 2013
Accepted: January 3, 2014
Published online: June 28, 2014
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Core tip: To improve the survival rate of pancreatic cancer, early detection and optimal treatment with various imaging modalities is essential. Our study investigates the current role of pancreatic imaging, including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, and biopsy/fine-needle aspiration using endoscopic ultrasound, focused on the pancreatic cancer. This study introduces rapidly-developing novel imaging techniques, including dual energy, low-tube-voltage CT techniques, iterative reconstruction CT algorithms, functional MRI methods, and hybrid positron emission tomography/MR, which are expected to become widely used and to show excellent performance for pancreatic cancer imaging in the near future.