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Longitudinal In Vivo Imaging and Quantification of Human Pancreatic Islet Grafting and Contributing Host Cells in the Anterior Eye Chamber
Published on: June 11, 2020
Radiologic aspects of islet cell transplantation
Ziv Neeman1, Boaz Hirshberg, David Harlan
1Special Procedures/Department of Diagnostic Radiology/Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. zneeman@cc.nih.gov
Abstract:
Percutaneous transhepatic intraportal pancreatic islet transplantation is an experimental treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes. The radiologic aspects of pancreatic islet transplantation are described, including a review of interventional radiology, ultrasound, and fluoroscopy image-guided, minimally invasive techniques and procedure-related complications and their avoidance.
