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Imaging in the preoperative evaluation of adult liver-transplant candidates: goals, merits of various procedures, and recommendations.

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Redvanly, RD; Nelson, RC; Stieber, AC; Dodd, GD
Published in: AJR Am J Roentgenol
March 1995

Advances in organ procurement and surgical techniques have made orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) an accepted treatment for many adult patients with end-stage hepatic disease. At present, OLT is being performed in patients with a variety of diseases, and 5-year survival is estimated at 65-78% [1]. Over 80% of hepatic transplants are performed in patients with cirrhosis or primary cholestatic liver disease, and only 5% of transplants are performed for malignant hepatic neoplasms (Table 1) [2]. Because the supply of donor organs is limited, preoperative clinical and radiologic evaluation of the transplant candidate is critical for appropriate patient selection. The main objective of preoperative imaging is to provide the surgeon with the pertinent information needed to plan and perform OLT and to exclude patients for whom surgery either is not feasible or will be of no benefit.

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AJR Am J Roentgenol

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ISSN

0361-803X

Publication Date

March 1995

Volume

164

Issue

3

Start / End Page

611 / 617

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultrasonography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Portal System
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Liver Neoplasms
  • Liver Cirrhosis
  • Liver
  • Humans
 

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Redvanly, R. D., Nelson, R. C., Stieber, A. C., & Dodd, G. D. (1995). Imaging in the preoperative evaluation of adult liver-transplant candidates: goals, merits of various procedures, and recommendations. AJR Am J Roentgenol, 164(3), 611–617. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.164.3.7863881
Redvanly, R. D., R. C. Nelson, A. C. Stieber, and G. D. Dodd. “Imaging in the preoperative evaluation of adult liver-transplant candidates: goals, merits of various procedures, and recommendations.AJR Am J Roentgenol 164, no. 3 (March 1995): 611–17. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.164.3.7863881.
Redvanly RD, Nelson RC, Stieber AC, Dodd GD. Imaging in the preoperative evaluation of adult liver-transplant candidates: goals, merits of various procedures, and recommendations. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1995 Mar;164(3):611–7.
Redvanly, R. D., et al. “Imaging in the preoperative evaluation of adult liver-transplant candidates: goals, merits of various procedures, and recommendations.AJR Am J Roentgenol, vol. 164, no. 3, Mar. 1995, pp. 611–17. Pubmed, doi:10.2214/ajr.164.3.7863881.
Redvanly RD, Nelson RC, Stieber AC, Dodd GD. Imaging in the preoperative evaluation of adult liver-transplant candidates: goals, merits of various procedures, and recommendations. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1995 Mar;164(3):611–617.

Published In

AJR Am J Roentgenol

DOI

ISSN

0361-803X

Publication Date

March 1995

Volume

164

Issue

3

Start / End Page

611 / 617

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultrasonography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Portal System
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Liver Neoplasms
  • Liver Cirrhosis
  • Liver
  • Humans