Evaluation of living liver donors using contrast enhanced multidetector CT – The radiologists impact on donor selection
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is a valuable and legitimate treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease. Computed tomography (CT) has proven to be an important tool in the process of donor evaluation. The purpose o...
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| author | Ringe Kristina Ringe Bastian von Falck Christian Shin Hoen-oh Becker Thomas Pfister Eva-Doreen Wacker Frank Ringe Burckhardt |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is a valuable and legitimate treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease. Computed tomography (CT) has proven to be an important tool in the process of donor evaluation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the significance of CT in the donor selection process.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Between May 1999 and October 2010 170 candidate donors underwent biphasic CT. We retrospectively reviewed the results of the CT and liver volumetry, and assessed reasons for rejection.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>89 candidates underwent partial liver resection (52.4%). Based on the results of liver CT and volumetry 22 candidates were excluded as donors (31% of the cases). Reasons included fatty liver (n = 9), vascular anatomical variants (n = 4), incidental finding of hemangioma and focal nodular hyperplasia (n = 1) and small (n = 5) or large for size (n = 5) graft volume.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>CT based imaging of the liver in combination with dedicated software plays a key role in the process of evaluation of candidates for LDLT. It may account for up to 1/3 of the contraindications for LDLT.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-671a70f93c474e66a49d1d639ff4af1b2022-12-22T03:20:51ZengBMCBMC Medical Imaging1471-23422012-07-011212110.1186/1471-2342-12-21Evaluation of living liver donors using contrast enhanced multidetector CT – The radiologists impact on donor selectionRinge KristinaRinge Bastianvon Falck ChristianShin Hoen-ohBecker ThomasPfister Eva-DoreenWacker FrankRinge Burckhardt<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is a valuable and legitimate treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease. Computed tomography (CT) has proven to be an important tool in the process of donor evaluation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the significance of CT in the donor selection process.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Between May 1999 and October 2010 170 candidate donors underwent biphasic CT. We retrospectively reviewed the results of the CT and liver volumetry, and assessed reasons for rejection.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>89 candidates underwent partial liver resection (52.4%). Based on the results of liver CT and volumetry 22 candidates were excluded as donors (31% of the cases). Reasons included fatty liver (n = 9), vascular anatomical variants (n = 4), incidental finding of hemangioma and focal nodular hyperplasia (n = 1) and small (n = 5) or large for size (n = 5) graft volume.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>CT based imaging of the liver in combination with dedicated software plays a key role in the process of evaluation of candidates for LDLT. It may account for up to 1/3 of the contraindications for LDLT.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2342/12/21LDLTTransplantationLiving donorRecipientCT |
| spellingShingle | Ringe Kristina Ringe Bastian von Falck Christian Shin Hoen-oh Becker Thomas Pfister Eva-Doreen Wacker Frank Ringe Burckhardt Evaluation of living liver donors using contrast enhanced multidetector CT – The radiologists impact on donor selection BMC Medical Imaging LDLT Transplantation Living donor Recipient CT |
| title | Evaluation of living liver donors using contrast enhanced multidetector CT – The radiologists impact on donor selection |
| title_full | Evaluation of living liver donors using contrast enhanced multidetector CT – The radiologists impact on donor selection |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of living liver donors using contrast enhanced multidetector CT – The radiologists impact on donor selection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of living liver donors using contrast enhanced multidetector CT – The radiologists impact on donor selection |
| title_short | Evaluation of living liver donors using contrast enhanced multidetector CT – The radiologists impact on donor selection |
| title_sort | evaluation of living liver donors using contrast enhanced multidetector ct the radiologists impact on donor selection |
| topic | LDLT Transplantation Living donor Recipient CT |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2342/12/21 |
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