Anthropometric characterization of the child liver.
OBJECTIVE
The major purpose of this retrospective study on 25 CT scans of child liver aged from 2 to 13 years was to investigate the growth, morphologic variations and modifications of the liver position as a function of the children age. The objective was to characterize the 3D geometry of the child liver, which is still unknown.


METHODS
3D reconstruction of child liver was performed using the Mimics(®) software. Measurements of volumes (total liver and right lobe), distances between anatomic reference points and angles were performed. The liver position was calculated with respect to the 11th thoracic vertebra.


RESULTS
The liver shows a harmonious volume growth between the right and the left lobes, but a disharmonious one for the measurements in relation to the falciform ligament. The liver position, with respect to the vertebral column, in the peritoneal cavity was unchanged during the liver growth.


CONCLUSIONS
The obtained results from this preliminary work give a description of the child liver during the growth and are of interest for the numerical modeling.
Pauleau
Ghislain
G
Department of Digestive Surgery, Laveran Military Hospital, Blvd. Laveran, BP 50, 13013 Marseille, France.
Sandoz
Baptiste
B
Thollon
Lionel
L
Serre
Thierry
T
Brunet
Christian
C
D000293:Adolescent; D000375:Aging; D000886:Anthropometry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development*; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012984:Software; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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