Publications by authors named "Patric Kroepil"
Article Synopsis
- High rates of incomplete resections (R1/R0CRM+) in pancreatic cancer surgery may be linked to significant infiltration of mesopancreatic fat, highlighting a challenge in surgical outcomes.
- Preoperative multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) can effectively detect this infiltration, which is associated with incomplete resections and poorer survival rates.
- The study suggests considering neoadjuvant therapy for patients with CT evidence of mesopancreatic fat infiltration, as it could improve surgical outcomes and increase the chances of complete tumor removal.
Article Synopsis
- Cinematic rendering (CR) is a new FDA-approved technique that transforms CT scan data into realistic 3D images, and this study evaluates its effectiveness compared to the traditional volume rendering technique (VRT) for visualizing complex lower extremity fractures.
- The study analyzed CT datasets from 41 patients with multifragmentary fractures, focusing on image quality, anatomical accuracy, and detail visualization, using a 6-point scale for assessment by experienced traumatologists.
- Results showed that CR significantly outperformed VRT in all evaluated aspects, with higher scores for image quality and accuracy, indicating that CR provides better preoperative visualization for traumatologists.
Objectives: To describe the appearance of retroperitoneal calcifications seen at computed tomography (CT) and to investigate which CT features distinguish benign from malignant retroperitoneal calcifications.
Methods: We identified 25 patients with retroperitoneal calcifications by retrospective review of 39,931 abdominopelvic CT scans. Etiology of retroperitoneal calcifications was determined by examination of medical and histopathological records.