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Imaging of the Pancreas

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Endoscopic ultrasound is the most sensitive method to detect malignant tumors of the pancreas <2 cm.

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Casillas, J., Serafini, A., Castillo, P., Quiroz, A., Ribeiro, A. (2016). Imaging of the Pancreas. In: Multidisciplinary Teaching Atlas of the Pancreas. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46745-9_5

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