CT image fusion for 3D depiction of anatomic abnormalities of the hepatic hilum.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this article is to show how CT image fusion with 3D reconstruction is used to depict in detail the anatomic structures of the hepatic hilum in the presence of hepatobiliary abnormalities.


CONCLUSIONS
CT image fusion is a comprehensive imaging technique for preoperative evaluation of the blood vessels and bile ducts of the hepatic hilum.
Uchida
Masafumi
M
Department of Radiology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-Machi, Kurume City, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan. krumf@med.kurume-u.ac.jp
Ishibashi
Masatoshi
M
Sakoda
Jun
J
Azuma
Sanae
S
Nagata
Shuji
S
Hayabuchi
Naofumi
N
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002758:Cholangiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*