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Published in final edited form as: Am J Surg. 2015 Apr 24;210(3):409–416. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.11.017

Table 5.

Review of previous studies examining MRI/MRCP

Study Imaging n Subject Criteria Findings
Al-Sukhni 201218 MRI/MRCP (without contrast) 262 FDR or SDR of a PC patient in a FPC family,
FDR of individuals with PC + other primary cancers,
p16, STK11, or BRCA mutation carriers, or PJS or Hereditary Pancreatitis patients
3 adenocarcinomas, 15 BD-IPMNs, 2 PanIN 1–2 lesions, 22 main duct dilations, 1
neuorendocrine tumor, 7 extrapancreatic lesions
Ludwig 201119 MRCP 109 (98 had MRCP) 1+ FDR with PC before age 50 years,
2+ relatives with PC (one of whom is a FDR),
3+ SDR with PC, or
BRCA mutation carrier with 1+ relatives with PC
1 adenocarcinoma, 3 MD-IPMNs, 2 BD-IPMNs, 1 PanIN2, 1 PanIN3, 1 SCA w/PanIN1 cells
Vasen 201120 MRI/MRCP 79 p16-Leiden mutation carriers 7 adenocarcinomas, 9 duct ectasias
Verna 201021 EUS and/or MRI/MRCP + Ca19-9/OGTT 23 (# HRIs who got MRI/MRCP) ≥3 FDR, SDR, or third-degree relatives with PC,
≥2 FDRs with PC,
1 FDR and 1 SDR with PC with 1 at <55 years old, or
Genetic syndrome with PC
2 adenocarcinomas, 1 ‘other cyst,’1 ‘isolated PD irregularity, at least 1 extrapancreatic neoplasm
Canto 20125 MRI/MRCP 216 PJS patients,
FBOC patients with ≥1 affected FDR or SDR with PC, or
Relatives of patients with FPC with ≥1 affected FDR
1 solid mass, 72 cystic masses, 5 main duct dilations, 29 branch duct dilations
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Data in this table are taken from the screening of high-risk pts with MRI/MRCP, not the entire study

FDR first-degree relative, SDR second-degree relative, PC pancreatic cancer, FPC familial pancreatic cancer, PJS Peutz-Jehgers Syndrome, BD-IPMNs branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms, Pan-IN pancreatic intraepithelial, MD-IPMNs main duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms, SCA Serous cystadenoma, OGTT Oral glucose tolerance test, HRIs high-risk individuals, PD pancreatic duct, FBOC Familial breast and ovarian cancer