کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4262930 | 1284613 | 2007 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
BackgroundAn accurate estimation of preoperative volumetric measurements of the donor liver is essential in living donor liver transplantation.MethodsThree-dimensional (3-D) computed tomography (CT) was applied to 56 living donors. 3-D images of the liver were constructed using the region-growing method and the volume of each sector was measured.ResultsThe median volume ratios of the left liver, caudate lobe, right paramedian, and lateral sectors were 34%, 4%, 38%, and 25% of the total liver volume, respectively. The shape of the congestive area in the right paramedian sector was properly demonstrated by 3-D CT. The volume of the region corresponded to 32% of the right liver. The actual volume of the graft correlated well with the estimated graft volume (n = .86).ConclusionsThe region-growing method was useful for graft selection and for determining the indication of middle hepatic vein reconstruction in right liver grafts.
Journal: Transplantation Proceedings - Volume 39, Issue 1, January–February 2007, Pages 145–149