Touch imprint cytology for rapid on-site evaluation in endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition of pancreatic tumors: diagnostic performance and practical value—a single-center retrospective observational study from Japan

TIC is a reliable ROSE technique in EUS-TA for pancreatic lesions, providing high diagnostic accuracy and a low inadequacy rate.

Authors

Yu Sekine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8734-4998)
Kazuki Watabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9501-6928)
Jun Kato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4832-8024)
Masayuki Yokoyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6053-1856)
Motoyasu Kan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8481-4551)
Yoshiki Ogane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5467-054X)
Sodai Uchida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5902-9230)
Yoshiki Nakaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1452-3322)
Taiga Sudo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0938-351X)
Hiroki Kurosaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7925-2748)
Hiroshi Ohyama
Mayu Ouchi
Miho Sakai
Kouki Yokozuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0927-3716)
Akinori Abe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9137-8553)