title: Arterial anatomy of the pancreas: part 2. Axial.
abstract: This is the second in a 3-part series of medical graphics articles featuring the arterial anatomy of the pancreas as depicted on computed tomography images. Tumor encasement of the peripancreatic arteries is a hallmark of ductal adenocarcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA. collins.joseph@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Alvin C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: L Anne
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hayman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D019520:Living Donors; D010179:Pancreas / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*