Open AccessEnhancement parameters of contrast-enhanced computed tomography for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Correlation with pathologic grading
Author(s) -
Woorim Seo,
Young Chul Kim,
Sung-Hwan Min,
Sang Min Lee
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v26.i28.4151
Subject(s) - pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma , grading (engineering) , computed tomography , medicine , correlation , adenocarcinoma , radiology , contrast enhancement , multidetector computed tomography , pancreatic carcinoma , pathology , pancreatic cancer , nuclear medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , cancer , biology , ecology , geometry , mathematics
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is a malignancy with a high mortality rate and short survival time. The conventional computed tomography (CT) has been worldwide used as a modality for diagnosis of PDA, as CT enhancement pattern has been thought to be related to tumor angiogenesis and pathologic grade of PDA.