Utilization of Intravascular Ultrasound to Assess Vascular Invasion in Pancreatic Cancer Post Chemoradiation Therapy
| Autor: | Feghali A, Goldenberg A, Amankwah K, Mendenhall C, Karmel M |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Modality (human–computer interaction) medicine.diagnostic_test Heart disease business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Stent medicine.disease 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Resection Surgery Vascular invasion 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Pancreatic cancer Intravascular ultrasound medicine Radiology business Vascular dementia |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Vascular Medicine & Surgery. |
| ISSN: | 2329-6925 |
| DOI: | 10.4172/2329-6925.1000275 |
| Popis: | Surgery continues to be the principal treatment for patients with resectable pancreatic cancer. Computer tomography (CT) is the primary modality used to assess the tumor and its involvement with neighboring vasculature to determine resectability. Regrettably, CT as well as many other non-invasive imaging modalities cannot continuously differentiate between vascular invasion and compression. Intravascular ultrasound represents a modality that can be used as an adjunct to delineate tumour vascular involvement. This case represents a first report of IVUS being used post chemoradiation therapy to determine a patient’s candidacy for resection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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