Quantitative Elastography Versus Fine-needle Aspiration by Endoscopic Ultrasound for the Assessment of Pancreatic Solid Masses
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DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000001017
Abstract: Background and Aims: Pancreatic solid masses (PSM) are difficult to assess; endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration (FNA) enables tissue acquisition, but has high false-negative rates. Quantitative elastography (QE) predicts diagnosis on the basis of the… read more here.
Keywords: needle aspiration; pancreatic solid; fine needle; versus ... See more keywords
High-resolution endoscopic ultrasound imaging and the number of needle passages are significant factors predicting high yield of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration for pancreatic solid masses without an on-site cytopathologist
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000005782
Abstract: Abstract Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is the accurate diagnostic method for pancreatic masses and its accuracy is affected by various FNA methods and EUS equipment. Therefore, we aimed to elucidate the instrumental and… read more here.
Keywords: high resolution; pancreatic solid; endoscopic ultrasound; eus fna ... See more keywords