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Vol. 45 No. 1 (2013): The Eurasian Journal of Medicine

Abdominal Perfusion Computed Tomography

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Hayri Ogul
Ummugulsum Bayraktutan
Berhan Pirimoglu
Zeynep Yuceler
M. Erdem Sagsoz
Omer Yilmaz
Bulent Aydinli
Gurkan Ozturk
Mecit Kantarci
Yesim Kizrak

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The purpose of this article is to provide an up to date review on the spectrum of applications of perfusion computed tomography (CT) in the abdomen. New imaging techniques have been developed with the objective of obtaining a structural and functional analysis of different organs. Recently, perfusion CT has aroused the interest of many researchers who are studying the applicability of imaging modalities in the evaluation of abdominal organs and diseases. Perfusion CT enables fast, non-invasive imaging of the tumor vascular physiology. Moreover, it can act as an in vivo biomarker of tumor-related angiogenesis.


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