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Could MRI Spot 'Pre-Cancer' Lesions of the Pancreas?

TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- Pancreatic cancer can be a silent killer -- the organ is located deep inside the body, making cancer harder to detect before it becomes life-threatening. A ...
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For the first time, researchers detect pre-malignant pancreatic lesions with magnetic resonance imaging

MRI microscopy of mouse and human pancreas with respective histology, demonstrating the ability of DTI maps (Fractional anisotropy and Axial diffusivity) to identify pre-malignant lesions (black ...
Detroit Free Press

U-M researchers seek pancreatic cancer 'Holy Grail': An early detection test

Researchers at the University of Michigan's Rogel and Blondy Pancreatic Cancer Center are believed to be the first in the world to study the pancreases of organ donors, giving unique insight into the ...
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The usefulness of PET/CT and diffusion-weighted MRI in pancreatic cancer.

A mechanistic radiographic and biologic phase II single-agent study of sunitinib in relapsed/refractory esophageal (E) and gastroesophageal (GE) cancers. Background: SUVs of FDG-PET are ...