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This is a good article that explains that PET can be used as a screening method or pancreatic cancer, however since there's a lot of radiation involved, it's definitely not the best method.

@http://www.library.gatech.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cmedm&AN=15549297&site=ehost-live

" Results The sensitivity and specificity of PET/CT in diagnosing pancreatic cancer were 89% and 88%, respectively. Sensitivity of detecting metastatic disease for PET/CT alone, standard CT alone, and the combination of PET/CT and CT were 61%, 57%, and 87%, respectively. Findings on PET/CT influenced the clinical management in seven patients (11%), two with a supraclavicular lymph node (LN), two occult liver lesions, two peritoneal implants, and one peri-esophageal LN." @http://www.springerlink.com.www.library.gatech.edu:2048/content/08182264127k8472/

^^This study combined PET with CT together, which improved sensitivity and specificity but not enough to contend with EUS.

Taylor Guffey's Research Articles:

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A good Journal about the efficacy of SpyGlass system and its advantages over traditional EUS-FNA and CP.

@http://www.sciencedirect.com.www.library.gatech.edu:2048/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WFY-4NK347Y-H&_user=655052&_coverDate=05%2F31%2F2007&_fmt=full&_orig=search&_cdi=6807&view=c&_acct=C000034078&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=655052&md5=7cf42da0e33c03021969392352e12a8a&ref=full

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A comparison between EUS and CT scanning for detection methods:

@http://www.library.gatech.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cmedm&AN=15545675&site=ehost-live

A look into sensitivity and specificity of MRCP:

@http://www.library.gatech.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=16606919&site=ehost-live

A look into the efficacy of EUS and EUS paired with FNA: @http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.427802

A very good article about the efficacy in detecting cancer with EUS-FNA. The research has many different people studied, so the numbers are convincing:

@http://www.library.gatech.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cmedm&AN=19843142&site=ehost-live

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Another article about EUS-FNA:

@http://www.library.gatech.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cmedm&AN=20065544&site=ehost-live

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Spreadsheet:

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Elizabeth Morris

This is a good article about how pancreatic cancer is genetic and these scientist studied pancreatic juices to try and catch the cancer the earliest

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/30927.php