CT features of normal porcine pancreas.

Objective To examine CT features of normal porcine pancreas and compare them with those of human pancreas. Methods Of ten healthy pigs undergoing CT plain scanning and thinslice dynamic enhanced scanning, 4 were abdominally incised to observe the morphology and position of the pancreas with naked eyes. Results Porcine pancreas was divided into three parts: pancreas head, left lobe and right lobe. The left lobe was the main part of the porcine pancreas. The porcine pancreas was much the same as the human pancreas with respect to anatomic location, general morphology and CT iamgeologic features. Conclusions The pancreas of a big animal pig is fit for CT imageologic study of diseases and disorders of the pancreas.