title: Imaging follow-up after liver transplantation.
abstract: Liver transplantation (LT) represents the best treatment for end-stage chronic liver disease, acute liver failure and early stages of hepatocellular carcinoma. Radiologists should be aware of surgical techniques to distinguish a normal appearance from pathological findings. Imaging modalities, such as ultrasound, CT and MR, provide for rapid and reliable detection of vascular and biliary complications after LT. The role of imaging in the evaluation of rejection and primary graft dysfunction is less defined. This article illustrates the main surgical anastomoses during LT, the normal appearance and complications of the liver parenchyma and vascular and biliary structures.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Anatomical Pathology, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Martino
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of General Surgery, Division of Organ Transplantation, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of General Surgery, Division of Organ Transplantation, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mennini
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of General Surgery, Division of Organ Transplantation, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Melandro
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Anatomical Pathology, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anzidei
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Anatomical Pathology, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Vizio
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Anatomical Pathology, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Kameliya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koryukova
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Anatomical Pathology, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Catalano