Teaching Points
- The role of imaging in the patient newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, is the selection of appropriate candidates for potentially curative surgical resection
- If for any reason, the patient is not suitable for surgery palliative options are recommended.
- Staging begins with a tri-phasic CT scan of the abdomen
- Further evaluation is with PET scan or Endoscopic US (EUS) depending on local resources and expertise
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