CEUS of the pancreas: Still research or the standard of care

• CEUS improves the characterization of pancreatic masses.
• CEUS is accurate in the characterization of ductal adenocarcinoma.
• CEUS should be performed immediately after US detection of a pancreatic mass.
• CEUS is a safe and accurate imaging method to evaluate pancreatic lesions.
• CEUS improves the characterization of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) improves the characterization of pancreatic masses. CEUS is in fact a safe and accurate imaging method to evaluate the vascularity of pancreatic lesions. CEUS should be performed when possible immediately after the ultrasound (US) detection of a pancreatic mass. CEUS is accurate in the characterization of ductal adenocarcinoma. The use of CEUS in studying pancreatic lesions found at US, especially in the same session of ultrasound examination, is therefore recommendable to promote faster diagnosis mainly of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.