Ultrasound elastography is a recent ultrasound method used for the calculation of tissue elasticity distribution in real-time. The method allows the reconstruction of tissue elasticity (i.e. the elasticity modulus) and reveals directly the physical properties of the tissue, consequently showing different tissue hardness patterns that are determined by diseases. Tissue elastography can be easily performed real-time with conventional probes, including the linear EUS probes used for the examination of the pancreas. The calculation of tissue elasticity distribution is performed in real-time and the examination results are represented as transparent overlay colour images overimposed on the conventional gray-scale B-mode images.