Zins M, Fontanelle L, Lenoir S, Bouzar N, Strauss C, Seguin G, Palau R
Radiologie, Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph, 185 rue Raymond Losserand, 75014 Paris.
J Radiol. 2003 Apr;84(4 Pt 2):484-96; discussion 497-8.
Multidetector CT and MRI are the most efficient non invasive techniques in the assessment of pancreatic diseases. As with MRI, multidetector CT has now become an all in one examination using 2 D and 3 D multiplanar reformations with the ability to perform with high accuracy: a) vascular assessment using MIP reconstruction and b) biliary and pancreatic ducts assessment using minIP reconstruction. This review compares and illustrates the respective advantages of MRI and multidetector CT in the assessment of pancreatic diseases.