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ReviewThe British journal of radiology2025

An update on pancreatic cancer imaging, staging, and use of the PACT-UK radiology template pre- and post-neoadjuvant treatment.

Carmelo Corallo, Abdullah S Al-Adhami, Nigel Jamieson, Juan Valle, Ganesh Radhakrishna, John Moir, Raneem Albazaz

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Review in The British journal of radiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Carmelo CoralloDepartment of Radiology, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-5062-9550
Abdullah S Al-AdhamiDepartment of Radiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G31 2ER, United Kingdom.ORCID 0009-0009-8768-3820
Nigel JamiesonHPB Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G31 2ER, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-9552-4725
Juan ValleDivision of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M20 4GJ, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1999-0863
Ganesh RadhakrishnaThe Christie Hospital, Manchester M20 4 BX, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-6096-9695
John MoirHPB Unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7DN, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-3161-4713
Raneem AlbazazDepartment of Radiology, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-4401-1057

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma continues to have a poor prognosis, although recent advances in neoadjuvant treatments (NATs) have provided some hope. Imaging assessment of suspected tumours can be challenging and requires a specific approach, with pancreas protocol CT being the primary imaging modality for staging with other modalities used as problem-solving tools to facilitate appropriate management. Imaging assessment post NAT can be particularly difficult due to a current lack of robust radiological criteria to predict response and differentiate treatment induced fibrosis/inflammation from residual tumour. This review aims to provide an update of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with particular focus on three points: tumour staging pre- and post-NAT including vascular assessment, structured reporting with introduction of the PAncreatic Cancer reporting Template-UK (PACT-UK) radiology template, and the potential future role of artificial intelligence in the diagnosis and staging of pancreatic cancer.

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Neoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm StagingPancreatic NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPancreasTomography, X-Ray ComputedUnited Kingdomneoadjuvantpancreatic cancerpancreatic ductal adenocarcinomareporting templatestaging

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PMCPMC11652714

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