Ultrasound innovations in abdominal radiology: multiparametic imaging in liver transplantation

• Published in: Abdominal imaging Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 679 - 692
• Main Authors: Chau, Samantha S., Beutler, Bryce D., Grant, Edward G., Tchelepi, Hisham
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.02.2025; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Allografts; Biliary tract; Color; Complications; Contrast Media; Doppler effect; Familiarity; Gastroenterology; Gray scale; Hepatic artery; Hepatology; Humans; Imaging; Literature reviews; Liver; Liver - diagnostic imaging; Liver Transplantation; Liver transplants; Localization; Medical imaging; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Parenchyma; Postoperative; Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging; Radiology; Review; Stenosis; Transplantation; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonography - methods; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color - methods; Ultrasound; Liver transplant; Contrast-enhanced ultrasound; Ultrasound; Abdominal ultrasound
• ISSN: 2366-0058; 2366-004X; 2366-0058
• DOI: 10.1007/s00261-024-04518-y

Purpose Ultrasound plays a central role in liver transplant evaluation. Acute, subacute, and chronic complications can be readily identified using grayscale and color Doppler ultrasound. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound adds a new dimension to liver transplant evaluation, depicting vascular and parenchy...