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How reliable is an ultrasound scan?

How can a CT scan result show that there is no pancreatic head mass while in a ultrasound there is?

  • An ultrasound was done and it revealed a pancreatic head mass. A CT scan and ultrasound was later performed by a different doctor and he found nothing. Another ultrasound was done by the first doctor and she commits to her finding that there is indeed a pancreatic head mass. I am SUPER confused.

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    I agree with Denised; these images need to be compared. It is possible to see something on one modality that doesn't show well on the other. Sometimes a third test (like MRI) is needed; frustrating, yes. You can take both sets to one of the doctors, or even both doctors, or go to an independent radiologist for a third opinion. Blessings

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Doctors do not usually do ultrasounds or CTs themselves, they read them. The results for all of them are given to the doctor who ordered them and that doctor is responsible for explaining them to you and should have given you these answers. Without looking at the reports you can only guess and you don’t say if they were performed at the same facility where they could be compared. In order to answer you they should be compared.

Denisedds

I would get a third opinion from a radiologist. Sometimes doctors miss things and sometimes they see things that aren't really there. The only thing that you can do to be sure is to see another doctor. It is confusing but better to be safe then sorry.

Maria

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