Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purposes of this study were to combine a thorough understanding of the technical aspects of the Whipple procedure with advanced rendering techniques by introducing a virtual Whipple procedure and to evaluate the utility of this new rendering technique in prediction of the arterial variants that cross the anticipated surgical resection plane. CONCLUSION: The virtual Whipple is a novel technique that follows the complex surgical steps in a Whipple procedure. Three-dimensional reconstructed angiographic images are used to identify arterial variants for the surgeon as part of the preoperative radiologic assessment of pancreatic and ampullary tumors.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | W451-455 |
Journal | American Journal of Roentgenology |
Volume | 188 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |