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Imaging of Liver Transplantation

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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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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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