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. 2015 Jun;43(2):92-7.
doi: 10.2967/jnmt.114.145458. Epub 2015 Apr 9.

PET/CT for Pancreatic Malignancy: Potential and Pitfalls

Priyanka Jha  1 , Bijan Bijan  2
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PET/CT for Pancreatic Malignancy: Potential and Pitfalls

Priyanka Jha et al. J Nucl Med Technol. 2015 Jun.
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Abstract

Pancreatic malignancy carries a poor prognosis and is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Although conventional imaging with CT and MR remains the main imaging modality, recent times have seen an increase in the applications of PET/CT in the evaluation of pancreatic malignancy. Newer data are becoming available, highlighting the advantages, limitations, and pitfalls in PET/CT imaging of the pancreas. This article highlights the applications of PET/CT in various stages of management of pancreatic malignancy and compares these with conventional imaging with CT and MR.

Keywords: PET/CT; PET/MR; pancreas adenocarcinoma; pancreatic adenocarcinoma; pancreatic malignancy.

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