title: Common and uncommon pitfalls in pancreatic imaging: it is not always cancer.
abstract: Despite advances in multimodality imaging of pancreas, there is still overlap between imaging findings of several pancreatic/peripancreatic disease processes. Pancreatic and peripancreatic non-neoplastic entities may mimic primary pancreatic neoplasms on ultrasound, CT, and MRI. On the other hand, primary pancreatic cancer may be overlooked on imaging because of technical and inherent factors. The purpose of this pictorial review is to describe and illustrate pancreatic imaging pitfalls and highlight the basic radiological features for proper differential diagnosis.
authors: Section of Radiology -Di.Bi.Med., University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
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authors: Vernuccio
authors: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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authors: AA
authors: Borhani
authors: Section of Radiology -Di.Bi.Med., University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy. marco_dioguardi@hotmail.it.
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authors: Dioguardi Burgio
authors: Section of Radiology -Di.Bi.Med., University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
authors: M
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authors: Midiri
authors: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors: A
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authors: Furlan
authors: Section of Radiology -Di.Bi.Med., University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
authors: G
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authors: Brancatelli
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
keywords: Computed tomography; Diagnostic errors; Differential diagnosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pancreatic neoplasms