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Diagnostic value of the delayed phase image for iso-attenuating pancreatic carcinomas in the pancreatic parenchymal phase on multidetector computed tomography

Ishigami, Kousei, Yoshimitsu, Kengo, Irie, Hiroyuki, Tajima, Tsuyoshi, Asayama, Yoshiki, Nishie, Akihiro, Hirakawa, Masakazu, Ushijima, Yasuhiro +6 more·2009·European Journal of Radiology

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Purpose To assess the value of the delayed phase (DP) in pancreatic carcinomas which appear iso-attenuating in the pancreatic parenchymal phase (PPP). Materials and methods Fifty-seven preoperative MDCT studies of pancreatic carcinomas were retrospectively reviewed. The size of the tumors, and the Hounsfield unit (HU) of the tumors and pancreatic parenchyma were measured. The tumor-to-pancreas contrast (TPC: |HU [tumor]-HU [normal pancreas]|) was calculated. Results Eight cases (14.0%) showed iso-attenuation and 49 showed hypo-attenuation in the PPP. The DP images revealed seven of eight (87.5%) iso-attenuating tumors to be hyper-attenuating. The size of iso-attenuating tumors was smaller than that of hypo-attenuating tumors (mean+/-S.D.: 12.4+/-4.8mm vs. 30.3+/-9.0mm, p<0.0001). In hypo-attenuating tumors, TPC in the PPP (60.2+/-24.6 HU) was higher than those in the portal venous phase (PVP, 40.5+/-23.0 HU, p<0.0001) and DP (18.3+/-11.8 HU, p<0.0001). In contrast, in iso-attenuating tumors, TPC in the DP (26.0+/-4.9 HU) was higher than those in the PPP (9.2+/-3.7 HU, p=0.0003) and PVP (7.1+/-4.7 HU, p=0.001) phases. Conclusion The DP image is helpful in depicting small iso-attenuating pancreatic carcinomas as slightly hyper-attenuating tumors.

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Ishigami, K., Yoshimitsu, K., Irie, H., Tajima, T., Asayama, Y., Nishie, A., Hirakawa, M., Ushijima, Y., Okamoto, D., Nagata, S., Nishihara, Y., Yamaguchi, K., Taketomi, A., & Honda, H.
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Kyushu University (JP)
Corresponding author
Ishigami, Kousei
Venue
European Journal of Radiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-01
Volume
69
Issue
1
Pages
139-146
ISSN
0720-048X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2030872316
Cited by
79
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25
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0.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
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closed
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  • European Journal of Radiology (publishedVersion)
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › MRI in cancer diagnosis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
Keywords
pancreatic cancer, delayed phase imaging, tumor size, portal venous phase, multidetector computed tomography, preoperative imaging
MeSH terms
Adenocarcinoma, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Contrast Media, Female, Humans, Image Enhancement, Iopamidol, Male, Middle Aged, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Sensitivity and Specificity, Time Factors, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Reproducibility of Results

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