Use of multidetector row CT with volume renderings in right lobe living liver transplantation.
Multidetector row CT is a feasible diagnostic tool in pre- and postoperative liver partial transplantation. We can assess vascular anatomy and liver parenchyma as well as volumetry, which provide useful information for both donor selection and surgical planning. Disorders of the vascular and biliary systems are carefully observed in recipients. In addition, we evaluate liver regeneration of both the donor and the recipient by serial volumetry. We present how multidetector row CT with state-of-the-art three-dimensional volume renderings may be used in right lobe liver transplantation.
Ishifuro
Minoru
M
Department of Radiology, Hiroshima University Medical Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan.
Horiguchi
Jun
J
Nakashige
Aya
A
Tamura
Akihisa
A
Marukawa
Kazushi
K
Fukuda
Hiroshi
H
Ono
Chiaki
C
Akiyama
Yuji
Y
Kushima
Toshio
T
Ito
Katsuhide
K
D001810:Blood Volume; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*