Computed tomography perfusion in living donor liver transplantation: An initial study of normal hemodynamic changes in liver grafts

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 692-699

  Zhuang, Zhi Guo ^a   Qian, Li Jun ^a   Wang, Bi Xiong ^a   Zhou, Yan ^a   Li, Qi Gen ^b   Xu, Jian Rong ^a   Cheng, Yu Fan ^c  

^a Department of Radiology ^*  (China)

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

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CT perfusion; Hemodynamic changes; Living donor liver transplantation; Portal vein perfusion; Small for size syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER PERFUSION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPLEEN SIZE;

ADULT; AGED; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERFUSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350173425     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: 13990012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.00991.x     Document Type: Article

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