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Multidetector-row computed tomography with three-dimensional volume rendering of pancreatic cancer: A complete preoperative staging tool using computed tomography angiography and volume-rendered cholangiopancreatography JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY Johnson, P. T., Heath, D. G., Hofmann, L. V., Horton, K. M., Fishman, E. K. 2003; 27 (3): 347-353

Abstract

Volume rendering, a postprocessing computer algorithm that creates three-dimensional (3D) displays from computed tomography (CT) datasets, can create 3D cholangiographic images (volume-rendered cholangiopancreatography, or VRCP) from intravenous contrast-enhanced abdominal CT datasets without the use of a biliary contrast agent. This article illustrates the utility of VRCP in the setting of biliary obstruction due to pancreatic cancer. The 3D renderings of the intra- and extrahepatic biliary tree provide valuable information for planning biliary drainage, including the location and length of the obstruction as well as the relationship of intrahepatic ducts to liver metastases.

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