Utility of Multidetector Computerized Tomography in Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Bera, M.L.; Gupta, Subash

doi:10.1016/s0976-0016(11)60152-x

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“…Among many medical imaging examinations used to estimate the volume and regeneration of the liver performed before and after the living donor liver transplantation, 3D-CT imaging is one of the most widely used tools, due to the development of multi-detector CT. Especially, 3D volumetry is reported to be most accurate and effective in estimating the volume of the donor's liver [5][6][7][8][9]. 3D volumetry is widely used because it is non-invasive and can delineate the anatomical structure of the blood vessels in the liver.…”

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Comparison Analysis of Donor Liver Volumes Estimated with 3D Magnetic Resonance and 3D Computed Tomography Image Data

Kim¹,

Park²,

Cho³

2014

Journal of Magnetics

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Three-dimensional computed tomography is an effective tool to estimate the liver volume of living donors for the live liver transplantation. When additional operation is required, magnetic resonance imaging is conducted to determine the safety of the donor. This study compared the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography in estimating 3D liver volume of 23 male and 7 female donors who underwent both magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography tests before the transplantation. The analysis was conducted to see whether the liver's estimated total volumes and the left lobe volumes obtained from 3Dmagnetic resonance imaging and 3D-computed tomography were identical. Volumes of the right lobe estimated with 3D-magnetic resonance imaging and 3D-computed tomography were compared with the actual volume of the right lobe harvested in the operating room because the volume of the right lobe is an important determinant in the safety of the donor. The total volume of the liver estimated from 3D-magnetic resonance imaging and 3D-computed tomography differed (1238.1904 units and 1402.364 units respectively). The left lobe volume of the liver estimated with 3D-magnetic resonance imaging and 3D-computed tomography also differed (450.530 units and 554.490 units, respectively). The right lobe volume of the liver estimated with 3D-magnetic resonance imaging and 3D-computed tomography were 787.660 units and 847.545 units, respectively, while the actual average right lobe volume of the harvested liver was 678.636 units. 3D-computed tomography has been widely used to estimate the right lobe volume of the donors' liver. However, 3D-magnetic resonance imaging was also very effective in estimating the volume of the liver. Thus, 3D-magnetic resonance imaging is also expected to become an important tool in determining the safety of the donors before transplantation.

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