title: CT retrograde pancreatography using an indwelling balloon catheter.
abstract: We report a new technique for computed tomography (CT) of the pancreas during retrograde injection of contrast material into the pancreatic duct via an in situ balloon catheter placed by duodenoscopy (CT-RP). The method resulted in more stable ductgrams at CT than were obtained with other methods. Our data suggest that CT-RP provides useful information in evaluating pancreatic lesions that produce subtle or insignificant abnormalities of the outline of the pancreas and the ductal system on conventional CT and ERP.
authors: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Japan.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Muranaka
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Ono
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Nishitani
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Yoshida
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Matsuura
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*