title: Abdominal perfusion computed tomography.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to provide an up to date review on the spectrum of applications of perfusion computed tomography (CT) in the abdomen. New imaging techniques have been developed with the objective of obtaining a structural and functional analysis of different organs. Recently, perfusion CT has aroused the interest of many researchers who are studying the applicability of imaging modalities in the evaluation of abdominal organs and diseases. Per-fusion CT enables fast, non-invasive imaging of the tumor vascular physiology. Moreover, it can act as an in vivo biomarker of tumor-related angiogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hayri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogul
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ummugulsum
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bayraktutan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yesim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kizrak
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Berhan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pirimoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zeynep
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yuceler
authors.affiliation: Department of Biophysics, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: M Erdem
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sagsoz
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aydinli
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gurkan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mecit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kantarci
keywords: Abdominal perfusion; Computed tomography