Sixty-four MDCT achieves higher contrast in pancreas with optimization of scan time delay

Figure 1 Influence of multidetector computed tomography scan delay on mean attenuation levels of pancreatic parenchyma. ^aP < 0.05.

Figure 2 Axial arterial phase multidetector computed tomography image in a 58-year-old male patient with weight loss. A:The scan delay for multidetector computed tomography examination was 15 s. The mean attenuation level was 125.0 HU in the pancreatic head; B: Within the parenchyma of the pancreatic tail, the mean attenuation value was 122.8 HU.