Avtor/Urednik		Pleskovič, A; Pegan, V; Šuput, D
Naslov		Quantitative MRI analysis of liver regeneration after a major surgical resection
Tip		članek
Vir		In: Cavallari A, Mazziotti A, Principe A, editors. 2nd world congress of International hepato pancreato biliary association; 1996 Jun 2-6; Bologna. Bologna: Monduzzi editore,
Leto izdaje		1996
Obseg		str. 431-4
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Liver regeneration after an extensive liver resection is a serious clinical problem, which is difficult to study in detail on patients. Therefore animal models were developed to study liver regeneration. Anabolic processes in the liver were evaluated by the measurements of the rate of cholinesterase synthesis, and the regeneration of liver mass was monitored by use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It has been shown that the liver mass reaches approximately 90% of the control value within the first week after the resection of 75% of the liver. The recovery of the liver mass is partly attributed to the regeneration, and partly to the increased water content of the regenerated liver, shown by the MRI. The results allow the conclusion that the magnetic resonance imaging is a reliable method for the assessment of liver regeneration in vivo.
Deskriptorji		HEPATECTOMY LIVER REGENERATION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING ANIMALS, LABORATORY RATS