title: Contrast enhanced 4D-CT imaging for target volume definition in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
abstract: A procedure to improve target volume definition in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by contrast enhanced 4D-CT imaging has been implemented for radiotherapy planning. The procedure allows good quality images to be obtained over the whole patient's breathing cycle in terms of anatomical details, pancreatic enhancement and vessel definition.
authors.affiliation: Scientific institute H San. Raffaele, Milano, Italy. pietro.mancosu@hsr.it
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mancosu
authors.forename: Valentino
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bettinardi
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Passoni
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gusmini
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cappio
authors.forename: Maria C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gilardi
authors.forename: Giovanni M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Cattaneo
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reni
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Del Maschio
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Di Muzio
authors.forename: Ferruccio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fazio
mesh_terms: D021441:Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D012119:Respiration; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014283:Triiodobenzoic Acids
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D014283:Triiodobenzoic Acids; C044834:iodixanol