Table 2.
Imaging priorities for the management of pancreatic cancer
High priority | Medium priority | Low priority |
Symptomatic patients (intestinal occlusion, jaundice) | Restaging after surgical treatment. | Routine follow-up assessments outside the context of clinical trials |
Diagnostic imaging for clinical suspicion of pancreatic cancer (CT scan, followed by EUS in the case of non-metastatic disease) | ||
Established patients with new problems or symptoms from treatment |
CT, computed tomography; EUS, endoscopic ultrasound.