Hepatic Artery From Origin to Segmental Branching: a 500 Case CT Study

Central Hospital, Nancy, France

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hepatic Artery

Treatments: Other: Non intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04355377

2019PI250

Details and patient eligibility

About

The origin of the hepatic artery is known to be highly variable, as reported by Michels in 1966 and other authors. This variability has an indisputable impact regarding hepatic, pancreatic and upper gastro-intestinal surgery.

As the investigators go deeper into the liver's parenchyma, full-liver and segment IV studies have also found high levels of variability. Only few cadaveric studies have analyzed the entire liver and with limited sample size.

The current CT technology allows for an accurate analysis of the arterial branching thanks to the 0.625mm voxel.

The aim of this CT study is to describe the anatomy of hepatic arterial segmental branching from the origin of the hepatic artery.

Enrollment: 500 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients undergoing CT with arterial abdominal imaging

Exclusion criteria

• imaging with radiological artefact (movement, biliary prothesis,..)
• hepatic resection (except small non anatomic resections)

Trial design

500 participants in 1 patient group

Patients

Treatment:

Other: Non intervention