Abdominal MDCT: liver, pancreas, and biliary tract. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2004 Apr;25(2):122-44
Date
05/27/2004Pubmed ID
15160794DOI
10.1016/j.sult.2003.12.001Scopus ID
2-s2.0-2442505029 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 24 CitationsAbstract
Multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) enables rapid thin-section acquisition of regional body anatomy. MDCT is adapted to hepatic and pancreatic imaging to produce, in appropriate clinical circumstances, a multipass multiplanar study obtained during defined circulatory phases to best outline vasculature and detect and characterize focal parenchymal lesions. In this chapter, a rational approach to hepatic and pancreatic MDCT acquisition is outlined with emphasis on circulatory phases and contrast material pharmacokinetics as well as biological characteristics of focal parenchymal lesions.
Author List
Foley WD, Kerimoglu UMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Biliary TractBiliary Tract Diseases
Biliary Tract Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Contrast Media
Female
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Liver
Liver Neoplasms
Male
Pancreas
Pancreatic Diseases
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Portal System
Tomography, X-Ray Computed