Preoperative angiographic evaluation of prospective liver recipients

The radiologic evaluation for liver transplantation involves physiologic studies of function and anatomic studies of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic structures. CT and US are successful for examining and measuring the PV and IVC in 75 per cent of cases, whereas the remaining patients will require more invasive angiographic or venographic studies. These studies require careful planning and sequencing and should be performed in the order of least invasive first, with progression to more invasive studies if necessary.