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PURPOSE: To assess the accuracy of multi–detector row computed tomographic (CT) angiography in the evaluation of hepatic arterial anatomy in living related liver transplantation (LRLT) donors.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: During a 10-month period, 62 potential LRLT donors were evaluated with CT and conventional angiography. Multi–detector row CT was performed after intravenous injection of 150 mL of contrast material at 3 mL/sec. CT angiograms of the hepatic arteries were generated by a radiologist who used volume rendering and maximum intensity projection techniques without knowledge of results of conventional angiography. Two reviewers reviewed CT and conventional angiograms retrospectively in consensus. The results of the two examinations were then compared.

RESULTS: CT examinations were technically adequate in 56 (90%) donors. Respiratory motion artifact compromised …