Reappraisal of right portal segmental ramification based on 3-dimensional volume rendering of computed tomography during arterial portography

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 475-480

  Wu, Te Chang ^a   Lee, Rheun Chuan ^a,b   Chau, Gar Yang ^a,b   Chiang, Jen Huey ^a,b   Chang, Cheng Yen ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

3D imaging; MDCT; Portal vein; Volume rendering

Indexed keywords

LIVER; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

3-DIMENSIONAL; 3D IMAGING; COMMON-PATH; HEPATIC TUMORS; HEPATIC VEINS; MDCT; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PORTAL VEINS; PRE-OPERATIVE PLANNING;

VOLUME RENDERING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; LIVER TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PORTAL PHLEBOGRAPHY; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 34249778352     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000243448.41233.75     Document Type: Article

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