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All examinations of the pancreas are made after injection of a strong hypotonicum (1 mg glucagon IV) to avoid the interference of artifacts emanating from gastrointestinal peristalsis. It is the motion of air rather than its presence that creates undesirable artifacts. Respiratory motion also results in artifacts that seriously degrade image quality. This is partly offset by the use of abdominal compression.
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Coenen, Y., Marchal, G., Ponette, E., Baert, A.L., Pringot, J. (1978). Pancreatic Disease. In: Baert, A., Jeanmart, L., Wackenheim, A. (eds) Clinical Computer Tomography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81182-1_21
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