Distinguishing pancreatic cancer and autoimmune pancreatitis with in vivo tomoelastography

ConclusionsPancreatic stiffness and fluidity both allow differentiation of PDAC and AIP with high accuracy.Key Points•AIP showed significantly lower stiffness and fluidity than PDAC and significantly higher stiffness and fluidity than healthy pancreas.•Both stiffness and fluidity allowed distinguishing PDAC from AIP.•Pancreatic fluidity could distinguish malignancy from non-malignant secondary obstructive changes.
Source: European Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research