Clinical evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging flowmetry of portal and hepatic veins in patients following hepatectomy

Liver International

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 587-594

  Nanashima, A ^a   Shibasaki, S ^a   Sakamoto, I ^a   Sueyoshi, E ^a   Sumida, Y ^a   Abo, T ^a   Nagasaki, T ^a   Sawai, T ^a   Yasutake, T ^a   Nagayasu, T ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatic function; Hepatic vein; Liver resection; Magnetic resonance imaging flowmetry; Portal vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PORTAL VEIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HEPATECTOMY; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 33646795941     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2006.01273.x     Document Type: Article

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