Objective To review the principles and techniques of CT perfusion imaging and its applications in the imaging diagnosis of abdominal disorders. Methods All the relevant literatures were reviewed. The principles and techniques of CT perfusion imaging were described and summarized in detail. The functional information of a target abdominal organ (e.g. the liver and pancreas) revealed by CT perfusion imaging, such as hemodynamics and microcirculation status, was also evaluated. Results In addition to the morphologic information, CT perfusion imaging can also provide functional information about the circulation parameters of target abdominal organs. Moreover, such functional information can be generated for the neovasculature and microcirculation of tumor lesions of abdominal organs, which is very helpful for not only the diagnosis, but also the evaluation of tumor invasiveness and response to treatment. Conclusion CT perfusion imaging offers an effective method for studying abdominal disorders by providing functional information that is quite useful for the differential diagnosis and assessment of therapeutic response.
医学影像学是临床医学科学中发展较快的学科之一。为了将影像检查技术合理、高效、及时地应用于临床，为患者服务，需要影像医师与临床医师的密切合作。在具有一定学术地位和雄厚技术力量的本院放射科的鼎力支持与合作下，本刊自2003年第1期起增设“腹部影像”专栏，旨在为腹部外科医师和腹部影像医师搭建起一个学术交流的桥梁，促进相互了解、认识、渗透与合作，使腹部外科医师能及时了解到影像学检查手段的进展和影像医学的发展，又能使影像医师了解到腹部外科医师对影像检查的具体要求，从而一方面使影像学检查技术更好地为腹部外科服务，另一方面又使腹部外科促进影像学检查的合理化和提高影像诊断水平。基于这一宗旨，本栏目将着重推出一些具有特色、图文并茂的综述性文章，作为让腹部外科医师了解腹部影像学现状与进展的的窗口。同时，我们也将选登一些与腹部外科密切相关、临床实用性比较强的腹部影像学方面的原著介绍给腹部外科医师。此外，有关影像学检查的新技术、新方法以及它们在腹部疾病诊治中的临床应用的短篇文章或报道也将是我们选稿的重点。我们殷切希望，本刊增设的这一新栏目能够得到外科医师和影像医师的认可和支持，并让大家从中获得有用的信息。我们相信，在主编、各位编委和杂志编辑部的共同努力下，特别是有广大读者的支持和鼓励，背靠华西放射的雄厚技术力量，我们有信心把腹部影像专栏办好，实现它的宗旨，更好地为临床工作服务。