Asploro Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Case Reports

Asploro Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Case Reports

Katsunori Ogura¹, Hiroshi Bando^1,2iD*, Yoshinobu Kato¹, Takafumi Kawata¹, Yoshikane Kato^1
1Kanaiso Hospital, Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan
²Medical Research/Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan

Corresponding Author: Hiroshi Bando ^{ORCID iD}
Address: Tokushima University /Medical Research, Nakashowa 1-61, Tokushima 770-0943, Japan.
Received date: 18 March 2024; Accepted date: 17 April 2024; Published date: 24 April 2024

Citation: Ogura K, Bando H, Kato Y, Kawata T, Kato Y. Detection of Pancreatic Tumor by The Radiological Measure of Curved Planar Reconstruction (CPR). Asp Biomed Clin Case Rep. 2024 Apr 24;7(2):94-98.

Copyright © 2024 Ogura K, Bando H, Kato Y, Kawata T, Kato Y. This is an open-access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords: Curved Planar Reconstruction (CPR), Main Pancreatic Duct (MPD), CT Scan, Contrast-Enhanced Images, Japan LCD Promotion Association (JLCDPA)

Abbreviations: CPR: Curved Planar Reconstruction; MPD: Main Pancreatic Duct; JLCDPA: Japan LCD Promotion Association

Abstract

The case involves a 74-year-old female with type 2 diabetes (T2D). HbA1c remained stable at 6% until summer 2019, but suddenly worsened to 8.4% in autumn 2019 without a certain reason. An abdominal CT scan detected a probable pancreatic tumor, which required further evaluation. Contrast-enhanced images of the arterial, portal vein, and equilibrium phase showed no staining, slight staining, and strong staining, respectively. The application of Curved Planar Reconstruction (CPR) has revealed an apparent pancreatic tumor image with three different stainings, associated with a dilated main pancreatic duct (MPD) in the pancreas body and tail and a normal MPD in the pancreas head. Consequently, CPR would be useful for diagnosis.