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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2015; 21(20): 6374-6380
Published online May 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i20.6374
Published online May 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i20.6374
Differential diagnosis of pancreatic cancer by single-shot echo-planar imaging diffusion-weighted imaging
Ben-Zu Hong, Xin-Feng Li, Department of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, Fujian Province, China
Jian-Qing Lin, Department of Oncological Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, Fujian Province, China
Author contributions: Hong BZ designed the study, analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Li XF contributed to the discussion; Hong BZ and Lin JQ revised the manuscript; and Lin JQ designed the study, contributed to the discussion and revised the manuscript as the corresponding author.
Supported by Key Program of Scientific Research of Fujian Medical University, FMU 09ZD014.
Conflict-of-interest: We declare that we have no conflict of interest.
Data sharing: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Jian-Qing Lin, Department of Oncological Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, No. 34 Zhongshan North Road, Quanzhou 362000, Fujian Province, China. gianty2005@yahoo.com
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Received: October 10, 2014
Peer-review started: October 17, 2014
First decision: October 29, 2014
Revised: November 26, 2014
Accepted: December 19, 2014
Article in press: January 5, 2015
Published online: May 28, 2015
Peer-review started: October 17, 2014
First decision: October 29, 2014
Revised: November 26, 2014
Accepted: December 19, 2014
Article in press: January 5, 2015
Published online: May 28, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: We performed a meta-analysis to investigate the diagnostic capability of single-shot echo-planar imaging (EPI) diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to differentiate between malignant and benign pancreatic lesions. Single-shot EPI DWI was useful to differentiate between malignant and benign pancreatic lesions. Lesion size ≥ 2 cm was the limit for the diagnosis of early lesions.