Microbubble contrast-enhanced ultrasound in liver transplantation.
The use of liver transplantation for treatment of end-stage liver disease is now commonplace. The accurate assessment of the pre-transplant candidate and long-term follow-up of the posttransplant patient is vital in ensuring that the limited resource of donor livers is appropriately used. Ultrasound is accepted as playing an important role in this process. The advent of microbubble contrast enhanced ultrasound provides new opportunities in terms of improving diagnostic accuracy and obviating more invasive investigations with their associated patient morbidity and mortality. We present the current and developing applications of microbubble contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the field of liver transplantation.
Berry
Jonathan D
JD
Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK.
Sidhu
Paul S
PS
D003287:Contrast Media; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D045423:Microbubbles; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D003287:Contrast Media