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Radiologic Techniques for Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Carcinoma

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Pancreatic Cancer

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The purpose of imaging patients with pancreatic carcinoma is to detect the primary tumor, to determine whether the tumor is potentially resectable or unresectable, and, lastly, to guide a confirmatory percutaneous biopsy.

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Baker, M.E. (1998). Radiologic Techniques for Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Carcinoma. In: Reber, H.A. (eds) Pancreatic Cancer. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1810-4_8

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