Open AccessDoes providing routine liver volume assessment add value when performing CT surveillance in cirrhotic patients?
Author(s) -
Milan Patel,
Pimpitcha Puangsricharoen,
Hafiz Muhammad Sharjeel Arshad,
Sam Garrison,
Witina Techasatian,
Marwan Ghabril,
Kumar Sandrasegaran,
Suthat Liangpunsakul,
Mark Tann
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
abdominal radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.824
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 2366-004X
pISSN - 2366-0058
DOI - 10.1007/s00261-019-02145-6
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatology , cirrhosis , proportional hazards model , hepatic encephalopathy , liver transplantation , hepatectomy , hepatocellular carcinoma , gastroenterology , transplantation , surgery , resection
The measurement of liver volume (LV) is considered to be an effective prognosticator for postoperative liver failure in patients undergoing hepatectomy. It is unclear whether LV can be used to predict mortality in cirrhotic patients.