Accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/CT, multidetector CT, and MR imaging in the diagnosis of pancreatic cysts: a prospective single-center study

S Kauhanen, I Rinta-Kiikka, J Kemppainen… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2015 - Soc Nuclear Med
Accurate diagnosis of the nature of pancreatic cysts is challenging but more important than
ever, in part because of the increasing number of incidental cystic findings in the pancreas …

F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in differentiating malignant from benign pancreatic cysts: a prospective study

C Sperti, C Pasquali, G Decet, F Chierichetti… - Journal of …, 2005 - Springer
The differential diagnosis between benign and malignant pancreatic cystic lesions may be
very difficult. We recently found that F-18-. uorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography …

Role of radiological imaging in the diagnosis and characterization of pancreatic cystic lesions: a systematic review

E Mohamed, R Jackson, CM Halloran, P Ghaneh - Pancreas, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The evidence on the ability of radiological tests to predict a specific diagnosis and also their
aptitude in identifying pathological markers indicative of malignancy in cystic lesions of the …

The utility of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose whole body PET imaging for determining malignancy in cystic lesions of the pancreas

JC Mansour, L Schwartz, N Pandit-Taskar… - Journal of …, 2006 - Springer
Previous studies have suggested that whole body positron-emission tomography (PET) can
distinguish between benign and malignant cysts of the pancreas. Patients were identified …

18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in management of pancreatic cystic tumors

Y Zhang, AE Frampton, JL Martin, C Kyriakides… - Nuclear medicine and …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of PET in differentiating malignant from benign
pancreatic cystic tumors. METHODS: Between 2009 and 2010, all patients with pancreatic …

Imaging of indeterminate pancreatic cystic lesions: a systematic review

MJ Jones, AS Buchanan, CP Neal, AR Dennison… - Pancreatology, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Pancreatic cystic lesions are an increasing problem and investigation of these
cysts can be fraught with difficulty. There is currently no gold standard for diagnosis or …

Positron-emission tomography and computed tomography of cystic pancreatic masses

M Tann, K Sandrasegaran, SG Jennings… - Clinical radiology, 2007 - Elsevier
AIM: To investigate the sensitivity and specificity of computed tomography (CT), positron-
emission tomography (PET), and both methods in combination, for determining whether …

Value of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the management of patients with cystic tumors of the pancreas

C Sperti, C Pasquali, F Chierichetti, G Liessi… - Annals of …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Objective To assess the reliability of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
(18-FDG PET) in distinguishing benign from malignant cystic lesions of the pancreas …

Relative accuracy of CT and MRI in the differentiation of benign from malignant pancreatic cystic lesions

HJ Lee, MJ Kim, JY Choi, HS Hong, KA Kim - Clinical radiology, 2011 - Elsevier
AIMS: To assess the diagnostic accuracies of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)
and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for differentiating benign from malignant lesions and …

Comparative performance of MDCT and MRI with MR cholangiopancreatography in characterizing small pancreatic cysts

NI Sainani, A Saokar, V Deshpande… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to compare MDCT with MRI–MR
cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in characterizing small pancreatic cysts (≤ 3 cm) and …