title: Use of multidetector row CT with volume renderings in right lobe living liver transplantation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hiroshima University Medical Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan.
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishifuro
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Horiguchi
authors.forename: Aya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakashige
authors.forename: Akihisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Kazushi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marukawa
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kushima
authors.forename: Katsuhide
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: 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*