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Treadwell J, Mitchell M, Eatmon K, et al. Imaging Tests for the Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2014 Sep. (Comparative Effectiveness Review, No. 141.)

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Abbreviations and Acronyms

95% CI

95% confidence interval

AJCC

American Joint Committee on Cancer

BD-IPMN

branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia

CER

comparative effectiveness review

CINAHL

Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature database

CKD

chronic kidney disease

cm

centimeter

CT

computed tomography

EPC

Evidence-based Practice Center

ERCP

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

EUS

endoscopic ultrasound

EUS-FNA

endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration

FDA

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

FDG

18F-fluorodeoxyglucose

GBCA

gadolinium-based contrast agent

HRI

high-risk individual

IPMN

intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia

IV

intravenous

kg

kilogram

KQ

Key Question

M stage

metastases stage

MDCT

multidetector computed tomography

MD-IPMN

main duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia

MHz

megahertz

mg

milligram

mL

milliliter

mm

millimeter

mm Hg

millimeters of mercury

MRCP

magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

N

number

N stage

nodal stage

NA

not applicable

NR

not reported

NS

not significant

NSF

nephrogenic systemic fibrosis

p

probability value

PanIN

pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia

PET

positron emission tomography

PET/CT

positron emission tomography–computed tomography

QUADAS

quality assessment tool for diagnostic accuracy studies

SD

standard deviation

SEER

Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (National Cancer Institute)

SMA

superior mesenteric artery

SMV

superior mesenteric vein

T stage

tumor stage

T

Tesla

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