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Abstract #0974

Clinical Assessment of a Non-contrast MR Angiography Protocol for the Pre-Transplant Evaluation of the Liver Vasculature

Jeremy Douglas Collins 1 , Edouard Semaan 1 , Zoran Stankovic 2 , Riad Salem 1 , Maria Carr 1 , Michael Markl 1,3 , and James Christian Carr 1

1 Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States, 2 Radiology, University Hospital, Freiberg, Germany, 3 Biomedical Engingeering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States

Chronic renal insufficiency commonly accompanies end-stage liver disease affecting 18-39% of patients. Renal insufficiency adversely impacts the pre-transplant liver vascular assessment, which is necessary to determine suitability for liver transplantation. A comprehensive non-contrast enhanced MRA protocol using a combination of different techniques enables complete assessment of the liver vasculature in the majority of patients. Our study evaluates the performance of a non-contrast MRA protocol for the pre-liver transplant vascular evaluation, using contrast-enhanced MRA as the standard of reference.

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