CT of pancreas: minimum intensity projections

Arghavan Salles; Matilde Nino-Murcia; R Brooke Jeffrey Jr

doi:10.1007/s00261-007-9212-6

CT of pancreas: minimum intensity projections

Abdom Imaging. 2008 Mar-Apr;33(2):207-13. doi: 10.1007/s00261-007-9212-6.

Authors

Arghavan Salles¹, Matilde Nino-Murcia, R Brooke Jeffrey Jr

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive Room H1307, Stanford, California 94305-5105, USA.

PMID: 17387537
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-007-9212-6

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this pictorial essay is to showcase the use of minimum intensity projection in the imaging of low attenuation structures such as the pancreatic duct.

Conclusion: Minimum intensity projection is a valuable adjunct to other processing techniques for the diagnosis and staging of pancreatic adenocarcinoma and cystic tumors of the pancreas.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Contrast Media / administration & dosage
Humans
Pancreas / diagnostic imaging*
Pancreatic Diseases / diagnosis*
Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
Tomography, Spiral Computed / methods*

Substances

Contrast Media