Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 8 , Pages 1282-1287 , August 2010

Evaluating Biliary Anatomy and Variations in Living Liver Donors by a New Technique: Three-Dimensional Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonic Cholangiography

  • Rong-qin Zheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Ultrasonics, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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  • Gui-hua Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Liver Transplantation, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Chen Gui-hua, M.D., Ph.D., The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, 510630, People's Republic of China.
    • ,
  • Er-jiao Xu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Ultrasonics, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
    • ,
  • Ren Mao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Ultrasonics, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
    • ,
  • Min-qiang Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Liver Transplantation, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
    • ,
  • Mei Liao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Ultrasonics, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
    • ,
  • Jie Ren

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Ultrasonics, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
    • ,
  • Li Kai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Ultrasonics, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
    • ,
  • Shu-hong Yi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Liver Transplantation, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China

Received 6 November 2009 ,Revised 23 April 2010 ,Accepted 3 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.05.001

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 8 , Pages 1282-1287 , August 2010

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