Volume change and liver parenchymal signal intensity in Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging after portal vein embolization prior to hepatectomy.
Ayako AkibaSatoru MurataTakahiko MineShiro OnozawaTetsuro SekineYasuo AmanoYouichi KawanoEiji UchidaShin-ichiro KumitaPublished in: BioMed research international (2014)
Hypertrophy in the nonembolized area after PVE was indicated by CT volumetry, and measurement of SI contrast and SI ratio in Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI early after PVE may be useful to predict the potential for hepatic hypertrophy.