51. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Liver Transplant
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Amir A. Borhani, Roberto Cannella, Frank H. Miller, Anil K. Dasyam, Cannella R., Dasyam A., Miller F.H., and Borhani A.A.
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Liver transplantation ,Complications ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Orthotopic liver transplantation ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Magnetic resonance imaging ,Living liver donor transplantation ,Mr imaging ,Mr cholangiopancreatography ,Transplantation ,Postoperative Complications ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Radiology ,Biliary Tract ,business - Abstract
MR imaging increasingly has been adopted for follow-up imaging post-liver transplantation and for diagnosis of its complications. These include vascular and biliary complications as well as post-transplant malignancies. Interpretation of postoperative MR imaging should take into account the surgical technique and expected post-transplant changes. Contrast-enhanced MR imaging has high sensitivity for identification of vascular complications. MR cholangiopancreatography on the other hand is the most accurate noninvasive method for evaluation of biliary complications.
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- 2021