HOW TO REACH THE SONOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF PANCREATIC LESIONS USING A SIMPLE ALGORITHM: A DVD-ROM BASED TEACHING FILE WITH US IMAGE AND VIDEO DATABASE

Purpose: To teach how to describe US characteristics of a Focal Pancreatic Lesion. To facilitate diagnosis imaging through correct algorithms. To help compare a US image of diagnostic difficulty to US images with proved diagnosis. Methods and Materials: The user has the option of viewing and comparing B-mode or Color Doppler images. The user may enlarge any image whether it is from the image gallery or the interesting case studies, adjust the brightness if necessary, so as to view it better. The User starts using this teaching file by describing the US characteristics of a focal pancreatic lesion that he has dif…