Multiplanar reformations and minimum intensity projections using multi-detector row CT for assessing anomalies and disorders of the pancreaticobiliary tree.
CT scan is regarded as the imaging modality of choice in patients with pancreaticobiliary ductal abnormalities. However, the axial orientation of the CT images provides only limited anatomical view of pancreaticobiliary ductal abnormalities. The technological advances of multi-detector row CT and three-dimensional image processing in workstations allows rapid image acquisition and a short postprocessing time. In particular, multiplanar reformations (MPR) and minimum intensity projections (MinIP) offer rapid and accurate images of the anatomy and abnormalities of the pancreaticobiliary tree. Moreover, MPR and MinIP help determine the relationship between the pancreaticobiliary ductal anatomy and the surrounding structures. This pictorial review illustrates the wide spectrum of images obtained by the MPR and MinIP of the anomalies and disorders of the pancreaticobiliary tree.
Kim
Hyun Cheol
HC
Department of Radiology, East-West Neo Medical Center, Kyung-Hee University, 149 Sangil-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-727, Republic of Korea. khcppp@lycos.co.kr
Yang
Dal Mo
DM
Jin
Wook
W
Ryu
Chang Woo
CW
Ryu
Jung Kyu
JK
Park
Sung Il
SI
Park
Seong Jin
SJ
Shin
Hyeong Cheol
HC
Kim
Il Young
IY
D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002758:Cholangiography; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology
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