Radiologic evaluation of patients undergoing the modified Appleby procedure for locally advanced pancreatic neoplasms: a case series.

Purpose: Despite advances in medical and surgical care, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma remains one of the most locally aggressive neoplastic processes in the abdomen. Unfortunately, most pancreatic adenocarcinomas present late and are unresectable at time of diagnosis. The modified Appleby procedure is a surgical option in patients with locally advanced pancreatic neoplasms of the body and tail with vascular invasion of the celiac trunk.

Evaluation of automatic image quality assessment in chest CT - A human cadaver study.

Purpose: The evaluation of clinical image quality (IQ) is important to optimize CT protocols and to keep patient doses as low as reasonably achievable. Considering the significant amount of effort needed for human observer studies, automatic IQ tools are a promising alternative. The purpose of this study was to evaluate automatic IQ assessment in chest CT using Thiel embalmed cadavers.

Correlation of clinical and physical-technical image quality in chest CT: a human cadaver study applied on iterative reconstruction.

Background: The first aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between clinical and physical-technical image quality applied to different strengths of iterative reconstruction in chest CT images using Thiel cadaver acquisitions and Catphan images. The second aim was to determine the potential dose reduction of iterative reconstruction compared to conventional filtered back projection based on different clinical and physical-technical image quality parameters.

Methods: Clinical image quality was assessed using three Thiel embalmed human cadavers.

Correlation of contrast-detail analysis and clinical image quality assessment in chest radiography with a human cadaver study.

Purpose: To determine the correlation between the clinical and physical image quality of chest images by using cadavers embalmed with the Thiel technique and a contrast-detail phantom.

Materials And Methods: The use of human cadavers fulfilled the requirements of the institutional ethics committee. Clinical image quality was assessed by using three human cadavers embalmed with the Thiel technique, which results in excellent preservation of the flexibility and plasticity of organs and tissues.