Open AccessVolumetric assessment of hepatic grafts using a light detection and ranging system for 3D scanning: Preliminary data
Author(s) -
Georgios Katsanos,
Konstantina-Eleni Karakasi,
Ίων-Αναστάσιος Κάρολος,
Athanasios Kofinas,
Nikolaos Antoniadis,
Vassilios Tsioukas,
Georgios Tsoulfas
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v14.i7.1504
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , economic shortage , transplantation , correlation coefficient , stage (stratigraphy) , liver disease , surgery , nuclear medicine , statistics , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics , government (linguistics) , biology
Liver transplantation has evolved into a safe life-saving operation and remains the golden standard in the treatment of end stage liver disease. The main limiting factor in the application of liver transplantation is graft shortage. Many strategies have been developed in order to alleviate graft shortage, such as living donor partial liver transplantation and split liver transplantation for adult and pediatric patients. In these strategies, liver volume assessment is of paramount importance, as size mismatch can have severe consequences in the success of liver transplantation.