M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
To learn if Hyperpolarized C-Pyruvate Magnetic Resonance (HP-MR) Spectroscopic Imaging can help doctors detect low-risk (benign) and high-risk (malignant) cysts.
Primary Objectives: To explore the use of HP-MR in patients with cystic lesions of the pancreas undergoing surgical resection. Patients will undergo HP-MR prior to surgical resection (or cyst wall biopsy) and kpl values will be determined to evaluate metabolic activity. Pathology will then determine whether the cyst was of benign/low risk or malignant/high risk nature. The ability for increased kpl to detect an invasive carcinoma will be explored by estimating the association between lesions' kpl values and lesions' pathological results. Secondary Objectives: * A kpl inflection point, or th…
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients ≥ 18 years old. Patients under 18 are excluded due to their potential inability to understand and consent independently to the methods required for the study drug use and its potential risks and benefits. * Patients with pancreatic cyst/s * Patients who will undergo surgical resection (or cyst wall biopsy) of pancreatic cysts * Patients able to understand and willing to sign a written informed consent document * Both English-speaking and non-English-speaking patients are eligible for participation Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to MRI * Electrically, m…
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