title: Spiral CT of the pancreas with multiplanar display.
abstract: This essay illustrates the findings obtained with spiral CT imaging in pancreatic disease. Features of spiral CT--fast scanning, dynamic injection of contrast material allowing optimal vessel opacification, and supplemental multiplanar imaging--promise to provide increased accuracy in the diagnosis and staging of pancreatic disease. With further development of continuous (spiral/helical) scanning technology, this technology should expand to cover a wider range of applications.
authors.affiliation: Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21205.
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Fishman
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Wyatt
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Ney
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kuhlman
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Siegelman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed