title: MDCT evaluation of the pancreas: nuts and bolts.
abstract: Multidetector-row CT (MDCT) imaging of the pancreas has important roles in diagnosis, staging, and treatment monitoring of a vast array of pancreatic diseases. Optimizing MDCT protocols not only requires an understanding of expected pathologies but also must take into account cumulative radiation dose considerations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 3808, Durham, NC 27710, USA. mustafa.bashir@duke.edu
authors.forename: Mustafa R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bashir
authors.forename: Rajan T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media