Abstract #0974
Clinical Assessment of a Non-contrast MR Angiography Protocol for the Pre-Transplant Evaluation of the Liver Vasculature
Jeremy Douglas Collins 1 , Edouard Semaan 1 , Zoran Stankovic 2 , Riad Salem 1 , Maria Carr 1 , Michael Markl 1,3 , and James Christian Carr 1
1
Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago,
IL, United States,
2
Radiology,
University Hospital, Freiberg, Germany,
3
Biomedical
Engingeering, Northwestern University, Evanston,
Illinois, United States
Chronic renal insufficiency commonly accompanies
end-stage liver disease affecting 18-39% of patients.
Renal insufficiency adversely impacts the pre-transplant
liver vascular assessment, which is necessary to
determine suitability for liver transplantation. A
comprehensive non-contrast enhanced MRA protocol using a
combination of different techniques enables complete
assessment of the liver vasculature in the majority of
patients. Our study evaluates the performance of a
non-contrast MRA protocol for the pre-liver transplant
vascular evaluation, using contrast-enhanced MRA as the
standard of reference.
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