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Assessment of the Hepatic Vessels with MDCT

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Multislice-CT of the Abdomen

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Multidetector computed tomography angiography (MDCTA) is an established, noninvasive and effective imaging method to evaluate the liver primarily for neoplasm staging and presurgical planning. However, its role has also extended into variety of other clinical indications. Technological advances in MDCT scanners and post processing now offer new opportunities with CTA but the challenges of protocol optimization should be confronted. In this article, we will focus on the technical details with MDCTA protocols for the liver and discuss the common pathologic conditions where CTA is now considered integral to patient management.

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  1. Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, White 270, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Rocio Perez-Johnston, Dipti K. Lenhart, Daniella F. Pinho & Dushyant V. Sahani

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    Christoph Johannes Zech

  2. Department of Oncology, Dept. Transplants and Advanced Technolog, University of Pisa, Via Paradisa 2, Pisa, 56127, Italy

    Carlo Bartolozzi

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    Maximilian F. Reiser

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Perez-Johnston, R., Lenhart, D.K., Pinho, D.F., Sahani, D.V. (2011). Assessment of the Hepatic Vessels with MDCT. In: Zech, C., Bartolozzi, C., Baron, R., Reiser, M. (eds) Multislice-CT of the Abdomen. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2011_461

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