Abstract
This chapter reviews the function of imaging in preoperative and postoperative evaluation of liver transplant patients as well as common radiographic findings that may be present during these respective stages of transplant. The role of the radiologist in liver transplantation begins with evaluation of the transplant eligibility of the recipient and with facilitation of operative planning. In the posttransplant period, the primary role of imaging is the diagnosis of complications. Vascular and biliary complications are among the most common complications after transplant, and imaging techniques for their diagnosis are reviewed here. Other common complications with radiographic findings that are reviewed in this chapter include infection, hematoma, and malignancy (e.g., posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder).
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(Peak systolic velocity (PSV) − peak diastolic velocity)/PSV)
Abbreviations
- ALTSG:
-
American Liver Tumor Study Group
- CEUS:
-
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound
- ERCP:
-
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
- HAT:
-
Hepatic artery thrombosis
- HCC:
-
Hepatocellular carcinoma
- HIDA:
-
Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid
- INR:
-
International normalized ratio
- IVC:
-
Inferior vena cava
- LDLT:
-
Living donor liver transplant
- LFT:
-
Liver function test
- LHA:
-
Left hepatic artery
- MELD:
-
Model for end-stage liver disease
- MHV:
-
Middle hepatic vein
- MRA:
-
Magnetic resonance angiography
- MRCP:
-
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
- OLT:
-
Orthotopic liver transplant
- OPTN:
-
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
- PTC:
-
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
- PTLD:
-
Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder
- RHV:
-
Right hepatic vein
- RI:
-
Resistive index
- SFSS:
-
Small-for-size syndrome
- SMA:
-
Superior mesenteric artery
- TNM:
-
Tumor, node, and metastasis
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Novogrodsky, E., Felker, E.R., Lu, D.S.K., Raman, S.S. (2018). Imaging of Liver Transplantation. In: Fananapazir, G., Lamba, R. (eds) Transplantation Imaging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75266-2_4
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