Krishnamurthy Shakuntala - Nuclear hepatology: a textbook of hepatobiliary diseases

Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy 1 and Shakuntala Krishnamurthy 1

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Abstract

Liver and gallbladder disease is a common entity around the world and according to the World Health Organization estimation accounts for 46.1% of global disease [1]. Liver transplantation for end-stage liver disease, segmental resection for tumor, and therapeutic interventional maneuvers has made it necessary to have thorough knowledge of the morphology of the liver and biliary system in much greater detail than ever before [2]. With the widespread application of segmental liver resection for living donor liver transplantation or radioablation of liver tumors, thorough knowledge of internal structures is critical for radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and surgeons. Since the publication of the first edition of our book in 2000, many advances in liver disease therapy have taken place, making it necessary to provide more detailed anatomic and histopathological information. Anatomical details of the vascular and ductal structures are well depicted on a multi-detector computer tomography (MDCT), magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), enabling identification of the third or fourth order branches on the images. Such detailed structural information is necessary for surgeons for segmental resection of the liver.

Liver and gallbladder disease is a common entity around the world and according to the World Health Organization estimation accounts for 46.1% of global disease []. With the widespread application of segmental liver resection for living donor liver transplantation or radioablation of liver tumors, thorough knowledge of internal structures is critical for radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and surgeons. Since the publication of the first edition of our book in 2000, many advances in liver disease therapy have taken place, making it necessary to provide more detailed anatomic and histopathological information. Anatomical details of the vascular and ductal structures are well depicted on a multi-detector computer tomography (MDCT), magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), enabling identification of the third or fourth order branches on the images. Such detailed structural information is necessary for surgeons for segmental resection of the liver.