title: [Application of the medical image three-dimensional visualization system of abdomen in diagnosis and evaluating resectability of pancreatic tumors].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the value and the clinical application of the Medical Image three-dimensional Visualization System of Abdomen (MI-3DVS) in diagnosis and evaluating resectability of pancreatic tumor.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twelve patients with pancreatic tumor were tested with 64-slice helical CT (64-MSCT) angiography, and the CT data was reconstructed with MI-3DVS from November 2008 to August 2009. The 3D findings were adopted in diagnosis and evaluating resectability, and the results were compared with surgical operation and the pathological finding. There were 7 male and 5 female, aged from 14 to 83 years. Within the 12 cases, there were 4 cases with pancreatic carcinoma, 5 cases with pancreatic solid pseudopapillary tumor, 2 cases with pancreatic serous cystadenoma, 1 case with pancreatic cyst (ductal epithelial papillary hyperplasia).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nine tumors which had been regarded as removable pre-operatively with MI-3DVS were removed successfully. Three patients who were considered unresectable by other hospitals with CT were operated successfully with MI-3DVS. The other 3 patients' tumors were actually not able to be removed as pre-operative evaluation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MI-3DVS plays an important role in diagnosis and assessment of resectability of pancreatic tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery I, Southern Medical University Zhujiang Hospital, Guangzhou 510282, China. fangch_dr@126.com
authors.forename: Chi-hua
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Zhong-he
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Ying-fang
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Zhi-xiang
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xian-long
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ke-xiao
authors.initials: KX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shi-zhen
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Su-su
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal / Q000379:methods*; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D055815:Young Adult