CONTEXT: Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging is an emerging imaging modality. The study of the pancreas is a new and promising application of ultrasound acoustic radiation force impulse imaging. CASE REPORT: We present the first case of pancreatic serous cystadenoma which mimics a solid neoplasm at conventional imaging (US and CT), correctly diagnosed as cystic at ultrasound acoustic radiation force impulse imaging. CONCLUSION: The "XXXX" values always measured at Virtual Touch tissue quantification allow the diagnosis of a pancreatic cystic lesion with simple fluid content suggesting the diagnosis of serous cystadenoma.
CONTEXT: Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging is an emerging imaging modality. The study of the pancreas is a new and promising application of ultrasound acoustic radiation force impulse imaging. CASE REPORT: We present the first case of pancreatic serous cystadenoma which mimics a solid neoplasm at conventional imaging (US and CT), correctly diagnosed as cystic at ultrasound acoustic radiation force impulse imaging. CONCLUSION: The "XXXX" values always measured at Virtual Touch tissue quantification allow the diagnosis of a pancreatic cystic lesion with simple fluid content suggesting the diagnosis of serous cystadenoma.
Authors: Sophie Püttmann; Janina Koch; Jochen Paul Steinacker; Stefan Andreas Schmidt; Thomas Seufferlein; Wolfgang Kratzer; Julian Schmidberger; Burkhard Manfras Journal: BMC Med Imaging Date: 2018-12-13 Impact factor: 1.930