Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 6 , Pages 579-586 , June 2007

Haemodynamic changes in the liver under balloon occlusion of a portal vein branch—evaluation with single-level dynamic computed tomography during hepatic arteriography

  • Y. Komada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology/Center for Advanced Medical Technology, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: Y. Komada, Department of Radiology/Center for Advanced Medical Technology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan. Tel.: +81 3 5814 6240; fax: +81 3 5685 1795.
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  • S. Murata

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology/Center for Advanced Medical Technology, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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  • H. Tajima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology/Center for Advanced Medical Technology, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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  • S. Kumita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology/Center for Advanced Medical Technology, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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  • H. Kanazawa

      Affiliations

    • 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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  • T. Tajiri

      Affiliations

    • 1st Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Received 23 September 2006 ,Revised 23 December 2006 ,Accepted 11 January 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00067-0

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.01.012

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 6 , Pages 579-586 , June 2007

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