Pancreas

Indication	Brief description	Slice thickness and reconstruction kernel	Further details of contrast timing/explanation of what the radiographers do	Abbreviation
Pancreatic lesion characterisation	CT triple phase pancreas (pre/arterial/pv)	1.5 mm B30f, 1.2 mm increment.	Bolus tracked as above.	CT triple phase pancreas
Pancreatic cancer staging	Appropriate scans according to recent characterisation scan and whatever else is needed e.g. chest and pelvis
Follow up pancreatic cancer	Arterial pancreas and PV Chest, abdomen and pelvis (may drop arterial in certain circumstances)	1.5 mm B30f, 1.2 mm increment.	As above.	CT CAP + arterial pancreas
Acute and chronic pancreatitis	CT triple phase pancreas (pre/arterial/pv) with abdomen and pelvis in PV phase	1.5 mm B30f, 1.2 mm increment.	Bolus track as above	Triple phase pancreas with abdomen and pelvis in PV phase
Follow up pancreatitis	Arterial and PV phase pancreas (may drop arterial in certain circumstances)	1.5 mm B30f, 1.2 mm increment.	Bolus tracked as above.	CT arterial and portal venous phase pancreas