Evaluation of biliary malignancies using multidetector-row computed tomography
Myeong-Jin Kim1, Jin-Young Choi, Yong Eun Chung
1Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, and daggerInstitute of Gastroenterology and Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea. kimnex@yuhs.ac
Abstract:
The development of multidetector-row computed tomography has provided a number of advantages for the evaluation of biliary malignancies. Because of its fast-scanning ability, multiphasic scans can be performed with improved temporal resolution. Volumetric data acquired by thin collimation enable the application of various image-processing techniques for displaying variable volume thicknesses in 1 plane. Volume-rendering or computed tomography cholangiography techniques are also useful for demonstrating the 3-dimensional relationships of anatomical structures and pathological lesions.
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