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Diagnostic Value of Quantitative EUS Elastography for Malignant Pancreatic Tumors: Relationship with Pancreatic Fibrosis

DOI

30

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0

References

2011

Year

H. Schrader, M Wiese, Mark Ellrichmann, Orlin Belyaev, W. Uhl, Andrea Tannapfel, W Schmidt, JJ Meier
Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound

Abstract

Quantitative EUS elastography allows for clear differentiation between malignant pancreatic tumors and normal tissue. Using this approach, we demonstrated that the stiffness of pancreatic tumors is largely independent of their fiber content.