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WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume 28, Issue 9, Pages 909-917Publisher
BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i9.909
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Elastography; Pancreas; Pancreatic stiffness; Pancreatitis; Pancreatic cancer; Endosonography; Endoscopic ultrasound; Quantitative elastography; Strain elastography; Pancreatic diseases
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Elastography is a non-invasive method used to measure tissue stiffness, commonly available in endoscopic ultrasound machines. It can provide informative evaluation of pancreatic diseases, especially in distinguishing between benign and malignant masses. However, further research is needed to standardize the method and improve its reproducibility.
Elastography is a non-invasive method widely used to measure the stiffness of the tissues, and it is available in most endoscopic ultrasound machines, using either qualitative or quantitative techniques. Endoscopic ultrasound elastography is a tool that should be applied to obtain a complementary evaluation of pancreatic diseases, together with other imaging tests and clinical data. Elastography can be informative, especially when studying pancreatic masses and help the clinician in the differential diagnosis between benign or malignant lesions. However, further studies are necessary to standardize the method, increase the reproducibility and establish definitive cut-offs to distinguish between benign and malignant pancreatic masses. Moreover, even if promising, elastography still provides little information in the evaluation of benign conditions.
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