Clinical Trial: Assessment of the Usefulness of SMI (Superb Vascular Imaging) for the Characterisation of Pancreatic Cystic Tumours (IMAKYST)

U.S., June 19 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07657884) titled 'Assessment of the Usefulness of SMI (Superb Vascular Imaging) for the Characterisation of Pancreatic Cystic Tumours (IMAKYST)' on June 13.

Brief Summary: A cystic lesion is an abnormal cavity formed within tissue or an organ, which may contain a liquid, semi-solid or gaseous substance.

There are different types of pancreatic cystic lesions: lesions that may become cancerous and completely benign lesions that do not require monitoring, such as serous cystadenomas (SCs) and pseudocysts.

Diagnostic difficulties mean that one in three patients with a SC undergoes unnecessary surgery with significant morbidity and mortality (risk of de...