Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography in the Evaluation of Potential Living Donors for Liver Transplantation: Single-Center Experience in China

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2466-2477

  Zhuang, Z G ^a   Qian, L J ^a   Gong, H X ^a   Zhou, Y ^a   Chai, W M ^a   Li, Q G ^a   Xu, J R ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONSENSUS; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER LOBECTOMY; LIVER STRUCTURE; LIVER SURGERY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ORGAN DONOR; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SURGEON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HEPATIC ARTERY; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN;

EID: 53149120301     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.08.031     Document Type: Article

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