Role of abdominal ultrasound for the surveillance follow-up of pancreatic cystic neoplasms: a cost-effective safe alternative to the routine use of magnetic resonance imaging.

CONCLUSION: In patients with non-surgical PCN at the time of diagnosis, US surveillance could be a safe complementary approach to MRI, delaying and reducing the numbers of second level examinations and therefore reducing the costs. PMID: 31143072 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - May 13, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Morelli L, Guadagni S, Borrelli V, Pisano R, Di Franco G, Palmeri M, Furbetta N, Gambaccini D, Marchi S, Boraschi P, Bastiani L, Campatelli A, Mosca F, Di Candio G Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research