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Published in: European Radiology 9/2003

01-09-2003 | Hepatobiliary–Pancreas

Multidetector CT of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: diagnostic advances and therapeutic relevance

Authors: Rupert W. Prokesch, Wolfgang Schima, Lawrence C. Chow, R. Brooke Jeffrey

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 9/2003

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Abstract

Detection and staging of pancreatic malignancies remains a challenge for radiologists. Considering the poor prognosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, accurate preoperative staging is the key to a possibly curative surgical treatment. Contrast-enhanced helical CT has been the most commonly used for evaluation of pancreatic cancer in many institutions, although it suffers from many limitations. With the fast pace of advances in multidetector CT (MDCT), and the beginning clinical implementation of 16-row scanners, improvements in spatial resolution in the z-axis with near-isotropic imaging provide exquisite multiplanar reconstructions of pancreatic anatomy. This article provides an overview of current MDCT technique and protocols for assessment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, and describes new 3D-display methods for effective visualization of large data sets provided by MDCT.
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Metadata
Title
Multidetector CT of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: diagnostic advances and therapeutic relevance
Authors
Rupert W. Prokesch
Wolfgang Schima
Lawrence C. Chow
R. Brooke Jeffrey
Publication date
01-09-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Radiology / Issue 9/2003
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-003-1926-4

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