title: Establishment of optimal scan delay for multi-phase computed tomography using bolus-tracking technique in canine pancreas.
abstract: To establish a protocol for a multi-phase computed tomography (CT) of the canine pancreas using the bolus-tracking technique, dynamic scan and multi-phase CT were performed in six normal beagle dogs. The dynamic scan was performed for 60 sec at 1-sec intervals after the injection (4 ml/sec) of a contrast medium, and intervals from aortic enhancement appearance to aortic, pancreatic parenchymal and portal vein peaks were measured. The multi-phase CT with 3 phases was performed three times using a bolus-tracking technique. Scan delays were 0, 15 and 30 in first multi-phase scan; 5, 20 and 35 in second multi-phase scan; and 10, 25 and 40 sec in third multi-phase scan, respectively. Attenuation values and contrast enhancement pattern were analyzed from the aorta, pancreas and portal vein. The intervals from aortic enhancement appearance to aortic, pancreatic parenchymal and portal vein peaks were 3.8 ± 0.7, 8.7 ± 0.9 and 13.3 ± 1.5 sec, respectively. The maximum attenuation values of the aorta, pancreatic parenchyma and portal vein were present at scan sections with no scan delay, a 5-sec delay and a 10-sec delay, respectively. When a multi-phase CT of the canine pancreas is triggered at aortic enhancement appearance using a bolus-tracking technique, the recommended optimal delay times of the arterial and pancreatic parenchymal phases are no scan delay and 5 sec, respectively.
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, South Korea.
authors.forename: Soo-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Ho-Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Ki-Ja
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young-Won
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001027:Aortography / Q000662:veterinary; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007275:Injections, Intravenous / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
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