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Original Articles

Surgical planning for living donor liver transplant using 4D flow MRI, computational fluid dynamics and in vitro experiments

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Pages 545-555 | Received 02 Jun 2016, Accepted 01 Jan 2017, Published online: 18 Jan 2017
 

Abstract

This study used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling and in vitro experiments to predict patient-specific alterations in hepatic hemodynamics in response to partial hepatectomy in living liver donors. 4D Flow MRI was performed on three donors before and after hepatectomy and models of the portal venous system were created. Virtual surgery was performed to simulate (1) surgical resection and (2) post-surgery vessel dilation. CFD simulations were conducted using in vivo flow data for boundary conditions. CFD results showed good agreement with in vivo data, and in vitro experimental values agreed well with imaging and simulation results. The post-surgery models predicted an increase in all measured hemodynamic parameters, and the dilated virtual surgery model predicted post-surgery conditions better than the model that only simulated resection. The methods used in this study have potential significant value for the surgical planning process for the liver and other vascular territories.

Acknowledgements

The authors also wish to acknowledge support from the NIH (UL1TR000427, TL1TR000429, R01 DK096169, K24 DK102595), as well GE Healthcare and Bracco Diagnostics who provide research support to the University of Wisconsin.

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