Publications by authors named "Mayumi Chagi"
Main pancreatic duct (MPD) dilatation is reported to be a risk factor for pancreatic cancer (PC). Although magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) and ultrasonographic modalities are valuable for monitoring the pancreas, there is limited information on the efficacy of different imaging modalities in measuring MPD diameter. To improve pancreatic imaging, we developed a specialized ultrasound approach focusing on the pancreas (special pancreatic US).
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- Main pancreatic duct dilatation and pancreatic cysts are known risk factors for pancreatic cancer, but there is limited information about their prevalence in family members and spouses of pancreatic cancer patients.
- A study involving 184 participants (148 first-degree relatives and 36 spouses of pancreatic cancer patients) used transabdominal ultrasonography to identify these conditions, revealing that spouses showed a higher frequency of these findings compared to relatives.
- The results indicated that age significantly influenced the prevalence, with the spouse group having more cases of duct dilatation and cysts (25% and 13.9%) compared to the relative group (4.7% for both conditions).