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. 2018 Oct 9;10:4439–4446. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S173740

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CT scans of a 63-year-old male patient with LAPC who received HIFU treatment.

Notes: (A) Before treatment, pancreatic cancer invaded local blood vessels. An irregular low-density mass with 2.6×3.0 cm could be seen in the head of the pancreas. The boundaries between the lesion and the hepatic artery, superior mesenteric vein, and the proximal end of the splenic vein were unclear, and the pancreatic duct was dilated. (B) One year after HIFU treatment, the pancreas atrophied, a small amount of pancreatic tissue was seen on the head of the pancreas, no obvious space-occupying lesions were seen, the gap of peripancreatic fat was clear, and there was no sign of pressure on the surrounding blood vessels.

Abbreviations: HIFU, high-intensity focused ultrasound; LAPC, locally advanced pancreatic cancer.