Imaging of pancreatic cancer using MDCT

Abstract

Introduction:Pancreatic cancer is one of the worst tumours in prognosis because it is usually already advanced when 1st diagnosed , it is diagnosed late because of difficulty in diagnosis and detection as the pancreas is deeply located in the abdomen and the tumour is ill defined in most cases, when the tumour is located at the head, it obstructs the CBD is most cases causing severe jaundice, so pancreatic head tumours usually presents earlier than tumours at the pancreatic body or tail, early vascular invasion by the tumour also makes the tumourirresectable in most of the cases. In this review article, the roles of imaging with CT in the detection and staging of pancreatic carcinoma will be discussed. The frequently employed techniques using these modality, the common imaging appearances of this tumor, and the limitations of imaging will be addressed.

Keywords

• mdct; ct angiography and pancreatic cancer