Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 136-145 , February 2008

Imaging evaluation of potential donors in living-donor liver transplantation

  • G. Low

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta Hospital, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: G. Low, 3503 McLay Crescent, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6R 3V3. Tel./fax: +1 780 637 6544.
    • ,
  • E. Wiebe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta Hospital, Canada
    • ,
  • A.H. Walji

      Affiliations

    • Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • D.L. Bigam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, Canada

Received 4 June 2007 ,Revised 24 August 2007 ,Accepted 29 August 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.08.008

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 136-145 , February 2008

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