Post-operative assessment in patients after liver transplantation: imaging parameters associated with 1-year graft failure.

Wei-Chou ChangBenjamin M YehLisa ChuSo Yeon KimKwun Wah WenSung-Hua ChiuChien-Kuang Cornelia DingEn-Haw WuJohn P RobertsGuo-Shu HuangHsian-He Hsu

Published in: European radiology (2020)

•Failed grafts are highly associated with liver perfusion defect, hypoattenuation, and small portal vein. •Right portal vein < 11.5 mm and left portal vein < 10.0 mm were associated with poor graft outcome. •Liver perfusion defect and small portal vein diameter independently predicted graft failure.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
high resolution
contrast enhanced
prognostic factors
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
patient reported outcomes