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Volume 6, Issue 5 (Suppl)
OMICS J Radiol, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-7964
Radiology and Oncology 2017
October 19-20, 2017
World Congress on
October 19-20, 2017 | New York, USA
Radiology and Oncology
The sonographic evaluation of liver transplantation
Miao Chen
New York Medical Career Training Center, New York, USA
A
discussion about the role of ultrasound in liver transplantation. The review seeks to present epidemiological findings about the
populations in the United States in need of liver transplantation, the process of obtaining a graft, the common types of surgery
available, and the postoperative role of ultrasound in liver transplantation. Sonoimages of transplanted liver will be reviewed. Studies
will include normal appearance as well as abnormal findings representative of complications patients may suffer. Sonography is a safe
and noninvasive modality that can help medical professionals identify problems as early as the day after transplantation, making it a
choice method for determining the need for interventions. This is especially important as the viability of liver grafts decrease as time
goes on; starting from about 86% the first year after transplantation and falling to about 70% in five years. With the rise of lifestyle-
related diseases, the number of people in need of liver transplantation is increasing every year. As a result, it is becoming ever more
important to provide early interventions to those that need it. Ultrasound is one very affordable modality that conserves resources
and gives very good results in this field
Biography
Miao Chen has completed her Bachelor of Science in Health Nutrition Sciences: Foods and Nutrition Sciences Concentration at the age of 23 from Brooklyn College, City
University of New York. She is currently a student at the New York Medical Career Training Center studying to obtain her license in diagnostic medical sonography.
miaochenintel@gmail.comMiao Chen, OMICS J Radiol 2017, 6:5 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-7964-C1-016