With the advent of the MDCT, the pancreas can be imaged at a very high spatial and temporal resolution and the study can be performed within a short breath hold. [7,8] Due to the near isotropic ...

Basal cell carcinoma, for example, has a five-year survival rate of 100%. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, however, has a five-year survival rate of just 4%. Carcinoma is curable if detected early.

The Mayo research team found that the combination of cytology and FISH raised the detection rate of bile duct and pancreatic cancer from 20 percent to 43 percent. "Bile duct and pancreatic cancers ...