The attenuation value of preoperative computed tomography as a novel predictor for pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Takehiko HanakiChihiro UejimaMasataka AmisakiArai YosukeNaruo TokuyasuSoichiro HonjoTeruhisa SakamotoHiroaki SaitoMasahide IkeguchiYoshiyuki Fujiwara

Published in: Surgery today (2018)

The HUSD of preoperative CT attenuation values in the pancreatic parenchyma was found to be an independent predictor for PF after PD and it might therefore positively contribute to the perioperative management of PD.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
patients undergoing
dual energy
positron emission tomography
image quality
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
cardiac surgery
magnetic resonance