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Transabdominal ultrasonographic diagnosis of relatively rare pancreatic neoplasms

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There are various types of pancreatic neoplasms, and their prognosis and treatment methods are different. Therefore, accurate diagnosis is important to determine the best treatment strategy. Transabdominal ultrasonography is frequently used as a screening examination for diagnostic imaging of pancreatic neoplasms. In this review, we have focused on the characteristics of ultrasonic findings for relatively rare pancreatic neoplasms.

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    Senju Hashimoto, Kazunori Nakaoka, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Teiji Kuzuya, Naoto Kawabe, Mitsuo Nagasaka, Yoshihito Nakagawa, Ryoji Miyahara, Tomoyuki Shibata & Yoshiki Hirooka

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Hashimoto, S., Nakaoka, K., Tanaka, H. et al. Transabdominal ultrasonographic diagnosis of relatively rare pancreatic neoplasms. J Med Ultrasonics 49, 187–197 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-022-01192-9

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