T2-Weighted Image Radiomics Nomogram to Predict Pancreatic Serous and Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms

Abstract

With the advent of cross-sectional imaging, incidental pancreatic cystic neoplasms have become increasingly detectable. Serous cystic neoplasms (SCNs) and mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCNs) are two common types of pancreatic cystic neoplasms (1). SCN is a benign neoplasm that does not require surgical treatment unless symptoms related to the compression of adjacent organs are present (2). MCN is a precancerous lesion; therefore, surgical resection is generally recommended (2,3). Using conventional imaging parameters, it is difficult to differentiate SCN from MCN, especially when both are unilocular (4).