Accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound elastography used for differential diagnosis of focal pancreatic masses: a multicenter study

Adrian Saftoiu, P Vilmann, F Gorunescu, J Janssen, Martine Hocke, M Larsen, J Iglesias-Garcia, P Arcidiacono, U Will, M Giovannini, C Dietrich, R Havre, C Gheorghe, C McKay, D I Gheonea, T Ciurea, European EUS Elastography Multicentric Study Group, A Săftoiu

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    Abstract

    Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) elastography represents a new imaging procedure that might characterize the differences of hardness and strain between diseased tissue and normal tissue. The aim of this study was to assess the efficiency of EUS elastography for the differentiation of focal masses in chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalEndoscopy
    Volume43
    Issue number7
    Pages (from-to)596-603
    Number of pages8
    ISSN0013-726X
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

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