Although a full understanding of the hepatic circulation is one of the keys to successfully
perform liver surgery and to elucidate liver pathology, relatively little is known about the …

The intricate (micro) vascular architecture of the liver has not yet been fully unravelled.
Although current models are often idealized simplifications of the complex anatomical …

The perfusion of the liver microcirculation is often analyzed in terms of idealized functional
units (hexagonal liver lobules) based on a porous medium approach. More elaborate …

Cirrhosis represents the end‐stage of any persistent chronically active liver disease. It is
characterized by the complete replacement of normal liver tissue by fibrosis, regenerative …

Introduction The intra-hepatic vascular anatomy in rodents, its variations and corresponding
supplying and draining territories in respect to the lobar structure of the liver have not been …

Vascular corrosion casting is an established method of anatomical preparation that has
recently been revived and has proven to be an excellent tool for detailed three-dimensional …

In contrast to the lung and the myocardium, the liver is a relatively homogeneous organ with
fewer anatomic constraints on vascular branching. Hence, we hypothesize that the hepatic …

Utilizing micro-computed tomography images, the hierarchical structure, interbranch
segment lengths and diameters of a hepatic artery, a portal vein, and two biliary trees from …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate if in vivo micro-computed tomography
(CT) is a reliable alternative to micro-CT scanning of a vascular corrosion cast. This would …

Purpose The knowledge of celiac trunk vascularization and hepatic arteries' configuration is
extremely important in several areas like hepato-biliary pancreatic surgery, as well as in …