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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2009; 15(6): 675-683
Published online Feb 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.675
Published online Feb 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.675
Imaging in liver transplantation
Settimo Caruso, Roberto Miraglia, Luigi Maruzzelli, Angelo Luca, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies (IsMeTT), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Italy, Via Tricomi 1, Palermo 90127, Italy
Salvatore Gruttadauria, Bruno Gridelli, Department of Transplantation Surgery, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies (IsMeTT), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Italy, Via Tricomi 1, Palermo 90127, Italy
Author contributions: Caruso S wrote the paper; Caruso S, Miraglia R, Maruzzelli L, Gruttadauria S, Luca A, Gridelli B contributed equally to this work.
Correspondence to: Settimo Caruso, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies (IsMeTT), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Palermo 90127, Italy. secaruso@ismett.edu
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Received: July 4, 2008
Revised: September 12, 2008
Accepted: September 19, 2008
Published online: February 14, 2009
Revised: September 12, 2008
Accepted: September 19, 2008
Published online: February 14, 2009
Abstract
The aim of this study was to illustrate the role of non-invasive imaging tools such as ultrasonography, multi-detector row computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of pediatric and adult liver recipients and potential liver donors, and in the detection of potential complications arising from liver transplantation.
Keywords: Complications; Liver donor; Liver transplantation; Magnetic resonance; Multi detector computed tomography