title: Abdominal imaging and intervention in liver transplantation.
abstract: Diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology play key roles in the evaluation and management of patients who are being evaluated for potential liver transplantation (LTX) and of those who have received a transplanted liver. Technical advances in imaging equipment and technique allow more accurate assessment and often obviate unnecessary or nontherapeutic surgery or invasive techniques such as catheter angiography.
authors.affiliation: Abdominal Imaging Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. almusaor@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Almusa
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Federle
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed