DETECTION AND STAGING OF PANCREATIC ADENOCARCINOMA: CT, MR, OR ANYTHING ELSE?
BORUT MARINCEK

Learning objectives:
- To review the respective role of the different crosssectional imaging modalities to detect pancreatic adenocarcinoma and to assess tumor stage and resectability
- To discuss the imaging findings that may help in the differentiation between pancreatic adenocarcinoma and chronic pancreatitis with a focal inflammatory mass Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and its variants are the most common tumors in the pancreas, representing 85- 90% of all pancreatic neoplasms.