Pancreas carcinoma and periampullary carcinoma
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: o Age > 18 years o High index of suspicion of locally resectable or borderline resectable pancreatic or periampullary cancer o The patient must be operable
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy Previous pancreatic surgery Inability to provide informed consent Contraindications for MRI Contraindications to USPIO based contrast agents Prior allergic reaction to contrast media of any type Contraindications for Butylscopolamine Contraindications for Glucagon
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity and specificity both on a regional level and on a patient level of the 3T MRI scan with USPIO contrast agent for detecting lymph node metastases in pancreatic and periampullary cancer. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity and specificity both on a lesion level and on a patient level of the 3T MRI scan with USPIO contrast agent for detecting liver metastases in pancreatic and periampullary cancer. Delineation of the tumor on USPIO-MRI compared to contrast-enhanced CT. Detection of tumor associated macophages in a pancreatic and periampullary carcinoma. | — |
Countries
Netherlands