Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
The researchers are doing this study to see how well a type of ultrasound imaging called multiparametric ultrasound (mpUS), can be used to examine, evaluate, and provide information about different cancerous and non-cancerous tissue. The researchers will compare the results of mpUS imaging to standard ultrasound imaging and other standard tests. mpUS imaging is a type of ultrasound imaging that combines different ultrasound methods and analysis to create a more detailed and accurate assessment of tissue. Standard ultrasound provides a basic image of tissue structure, but mpUS imaging can also show blood vessels, blood flow, and detailed tissue structure (microstructure). The researchers think that mpUS may be a better way for evaluating cancer because it combines different ultrasound methods to assess tissue.
Inclusion Criteria: * Cohort 1 - Feasibility of multiparametric endoscopic ultrasound (mpEUS) imaging of patients at high-risk for pancreatic cancer: Patient Group: those having standard endoscopic ultrasounds because they are at high risk of pancreatic cancer Participants enrolled into the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Pancreatic Registry protocol (IRB#: 02-102) will be eligible for this study. Specifically, related individuals without pancreatic cancer who are at-risk for developing pancreatic cancer and meet all of the following criteria (family health history will be self-report…
Patients will undergo the added research sequences at any point during their standard of care ultrasound scans, adding up to approximately 15 minutes of added scan time. The only non-routine measurements will be the research ultrasound data.