A novel preoperative fusion analysis using three-dimensional MDCT combined with three-dimensional MRI for patients
Yukio Oshiro1, Ryoko Sasaki, Katsuhiro Nasu
1Department of Organ Transplantation, Gastroenterology and Hepato-biliary Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575, Japan.
Abstract:
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the anatomical relationship between the tumor, portal veins, hepatic arteries, and hilar hepatic ducts at the hepatic hilum using a novel preoperative fusion analysis for patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma. This involved combining three-dimensional multidetector-row computed tomography with three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging. This novel fusion imaging technique can play an important clinical role for patients undergoing surgery for hilar cholangiocarcinoma.
