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Computed Tomography for Diagnosis and Staging in Pancreatic Cancer

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Computed tomography (CT) is essential for the positive diagnosis and for appropriate staging of pancreatic cancer. Locoregional assessment is mandatory to accurately select patients who will benefit from up-front surgery with negative margin. CT technique includes a three-phase protocol including a pancreatic arterial phase, which allows the best tumor conspicuity, and a portal venous phase for assessment of liver and peritoneum. Due to a high spatial resolution, performance of CT for diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is excellent with a high sensitivity and specificity. Use of high-quality MPR images provides more accurate information regarding vascular anatomy and vascular invasion and resectability of pancreatic carcinoma. Future development of dual-energy technique will increase the sensitivity of CT for detection of iso-attenuated tumor.

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Dallongeville, A., Silvera, S., Haouari, M.A., Zins, M. (2021). Computed Tomography for Diagnosis and Staging in Pancreatic Cancer. In: Søreide, K., Stättner, S. (eds) Textbook of Pancreatic Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53786-9_26

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