Biliary anatomy in potential right hepatic lobe living donor liver transplantation (LDLT): The utility of CT cholangiography in the setting of inconclusive MRCP

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-12

  McSweeney, Sean E ^a,b   Kim, Tae Kyoung ^a,b   Jang, Hyun Jung ^a,b   Khalili, Korosh ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biliary anatomy; CT cholangiography; Liver transplantation; Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84855529376     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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