Utility of multidetector row CT in diagnosing branch duct IPMNs of the pancreas compared with MR cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasonography.

This study aimed to compare the usefulness of multidetector row CT (MDCT), MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) in diagnosing branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) of the pancreas. Imaging and pathological findings were retrospectively evaluated for 25 patients with branch duct IPMNs of the pancreas who underwent surgical resection (13 adenomas, 4 borderline lesions, and 8 carcinomas). MDCT and MRCP were performed on all 25 patients, whereas EUS was performed on 22 patients.

Comparison of dynamic MRI at 3.0 T and MDCT of pancreatobiliary disease: evaluation with source, MPR, CPR, and MIP images for image quality and hepatic arterial and portal venous vessel conspicuity.

Purpose: To compare contrast material-enhanced three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 3.0T and multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) in the same patient with regard to image quality of pancreatobiliary disease and hepatic vascular conspicuity.

Materials And Methods: This study enrolled 32 patients with pancreatobiliary disease who underwent both gadolinium-enhanced 3D dynamic MRI and multiphasic CT using 16-MDCT.

MR imaging of prostate cancer at 3T with an external phased-array coil: evaluation of T2-weighted images.

1.5T Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has become an accepted method for assessing prostate cancer. However, the role of 1.

Diffusion-weighted imaging of soft tissue tumors: usefulness of the apparent diffusion coefficient for differential diagnosis.

Purpose: We evaluated the efficacy of using the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) to differentiate soft tissue tumors.

Materials And Methods: We examined 88 histologically proven tumors (44 benign, 8 intermediate, 36 malignant) using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance images. Images of the tumors were obtained using a single-shot, spin-echo type echo-planar imaging sequence.

CT image fusion for 3D depiction of anatomic abnormalities of the hepatic hilum.

Objective: The purpose of this article is to show how CT image fusion with 3D reconstruction is used to depict in detail the anatomic structures of the hepatic hilum in the presence of hepatobiliary abnormalities.

Conclusion: CT image fusion is a comprehensive imaging technique for preoperative evaluation of the blood vessels and bile ducts of the hepatic hilum.