Cross-sectional imaging of liver transplantation.
Orthotopic liver transplantation is commonly performed at many institutions around the world. The care of these critically ill patients has heavily relied upon cross-sectional imaging. CT, MRI, and ultrasound help enormously in the preoperative assessment of these patients and in the postoperative management of the various complications. This article reviews the role of these cross-sectional modalities and their respective strengths and weaknesses in the adult transplant candidate and recipient.
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Department of Radiology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215.
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D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography