Temporal progression of pancreatic cancer computed tomography findings until diagnosis: A large-scale multicenter study.

Masanori GondaAtsuhiro MasudaTakashi KobayashiTakao IemotoSaori KakuyamaTakeshi EzakiTakuya IkegawaYuichi HirataHidetaka TsumuraKyohei OgisuRyota NakanoSeiji FujigakiTakashi NakagawaMegumi TakagiKodai YamanakaYu SatoKoichi FujitaKeisuke FurumatsuTakao KatoArata SakaiHideyuki ShiomiTsuyoshi SanukiYoshifumi ArisakaYoshihiro OkabeHirochika ToyamaKeitaro SofueYuzo Kodama

Published in: United European gastroenterology journal (2024)

This large-scale study revealed that the temporal progression of focal parenchymal atrophy is the earliest detectable sign indicating pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. These results provide crucial insights for early pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma detection.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
loop mediated isothermal amplification
real time pcr
image quality
dual energy
sensitive detection