MR imaging in hepatic transplantation.
This article reviews the utility of MR imaging in the evaluation of liver transplantation. Issues related to the prospective transplant donor and recipient, such as inclusion and exclusion criteria, indications and contraindications, and imaging of donor anatomy and recipient pathology, are discussed. Post-transplantation complications and their imaging features are reviewed, with emphasis on the use of MR arteriography, venography, and cholangiography. MR is a single, noninvasive examination that allows a comprehensive investigation of anatomic and pathologic features in pre- and postoperative liver transplant patients, and may eventually replace many, if not all, of the numerous diagnostic examinations performed in this patient population.
Freedman
B J
BJ
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA.
Lowe
S C
SC
Saouaf
R
R
D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000175:diagnosis; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D019520:Living Donors; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis
D003287:Contrast Media