Immediate increase in arterial blood flow in embolized hepatic segments after portal vein embolization: CT demonstration.
OBJECTIVE
This study was conducted to determine whether an immediate change occurs in the blood flow distribution in hepatic segments after segmental portal vein embolization.


CONCLUSIONS
We found an immediate change in the distribution of blood flow in the liver after embolization; with portal vein embolization, we found an immediate increase in the hepatic artery blood flow in the affected segments.
First Department of Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Nagino
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Nimura
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Kamiya
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M
Kanai
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Hayakawa
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Yamamoto
D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008102:Liver Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed