Open AccessEffectiveness of contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasound for the evaluation of solid pancreatic masses
Author(s) -
Jin-Seok Park,
Hyung Kil Kim,
Byoung Wook Bang,
Sang Gu Kim,
Seok Jeong,
Don Haeng Lee
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v20.i2.518
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatic duct , endoscopic ultrasound , pancreatic mass , radiology , adenocarcinoma , malignancy , receiver operating characteristic , pancreatitis , pathological , biopsy , retrospective cohort study , pancreas , contrast enhanced ultrasound , gastroenterology , ultrasound , cancer
To evaluate the usefulness of contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasound (CH-EUS) in differentiating between pancreatic adenocarcinomas and other pancreatic disease.