Contrast-Enhanced Endoscopic Ultrasonography for Pancreatic Tumors

Objectives. To investigate the usefulness of contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography (CE-EUS) for histological differentiation of pancreatic tumors. Methods. CE-EUS was performed for consecutive patients having a pancreatic solid lesion, and tumors were classified into three vascular patterns (...

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Main Authors: Yasunobu Yamashita, Jun Kato, Kazuki Ueda, Yasushi Nakamura, Yuki Kawaji, Hiroko Abe, Junya Nuta, Takashi Tamura, Masahiro Itonaga, Takeichi Yoshida, Hiroki Maeda, Takao Maekita, Mikitaka Iguchi, Hideyuki Tamai, Masao Ichinose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/491782