Diagnostic performance of F-18 FDG PET/CT in differentiating autoimmune pancreatitis from pancreatic cancer: a systemic review and meta-analysis.
Deepanksha DattaSelvakumar BAkhil Dhnaesh GoelSanskriti ChhibberVaibhav Kumar VarshneyRajesh KumarPublished in: Annals of nuclear medicine (2024)
On F-18 FDG PET/CT, a pancreatic lesion of AIP has a lower SUVmax value than CaP. A diffuse pattern of FDG uptake and presence of an extra-pancreatic FDG-avid site are nearly 21 times and twice more likely in AIP than CaP, respectively.