A pilot prospective cohort study assessing the clinical utility of MRI evaluation of graft steatosis prior to transplantation will be conducted. An MRI of the donor liver within the transport cooler will be obtained on its way to the operating room.
The images from MRI will be analyzed to obtain information of fat content in all eight segments of the liver. Demographic, intra-operative, and post-operative patient data will be collected for each imaged graft.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
MRI of the on ice donor liver within the transport cooler on its way to the operating room
Percent Hepatic Steatosis of a Donor Liver Prior to Transplantation
Amount of fat measured in the donor liver prior to transplant surgery using MRI scan
Time frame: Measured immediately prior to liver transplant
Comparison of steatosis percentages provided by biopsy to MRI results
Time frame: Baseline
Length of hospitalization of transplant recipient
Time frame: Days to hospital discharge, approximately 2 weeks
Mortality of liver transplant recipient at 1 year post transplantation
Time frame: 1 year
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