Abdominal: Liver Transplant Evaluation- Page 1

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Optimal preoperative imaging evaluation of patients prior to liver transplant requires assessment of patency of the major vessels and visualization of anatomic variations which may impact the surgical approach. Patients with end stage liver disease and cirrhosis also have an increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. CT with imaging during both the arterial and portal venous phases of enhancement provides all of the information required by the transplant surgeon in a single, noninvasive imaging study that can be performed in under 5 minutes. The resulting 3-D vascular maps provide a clear depiction of the surgically relevant vascular anatomy. CT angiography is a routine part of the pre-transplant evaluation at our institution.

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