title: Multidetector row CT of the pancreas.
abstract: Multidetector CT (MDCT) has gained a great role in clinical imaging practice in a short time. Its major advantages are faster image acquisition and improved z-axis resolution. In spite of the advent of other imaging modalities CT is still the gold standard for the evaluation of pancreatic pathology. In this article, a review of the utility of MDCT in pancreatic applications is given with emphasis on acquisition techniques tailored to contrast material pharmacokinetics to improve lesion detection and characterization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34390 CAPA, Istanbul, Turkey. mehtaptunaci@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mehtap
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tunaci
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media