Status:
COMPLETED
Liver Fat Quantification by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - Prediction of Postoperative Complications
Lead Sponsor:
University of Zurich
Conditions:
Fatty Liver
Surgery
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to objectively quantify liver fat content (LFC) by Magnetic Resonant Imaging (MRI) prior to major liver surgery, and to investigate its association with post-operative com...
Detailed Description
Lack of agreement exists among expert pathologists in the standard histological assessment of hepatic steatosis on biopsy. The impact of different grades of steatosis on postoperative complications af...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Major liver resection (\>= 3 resected segments).
- Patients that received a pre-operative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
- Patient over 18 years of age
Exclusion
- Patients that underwent liver surgery but \< 3 segments were resected (e.g. wedge liver resection).
- Patient that did not receive a pre-operative MRI
- Patient age less than 18 years of age.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
84 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01234714
Start Date
October 1 2010
End Date
July 1 2011
Last Update
February 8 2012
Active Locations (2)
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1
University Hospital Zurich, Department of Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology
Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, 8091
2
University Hospital Zurich, Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Swiss Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Center
Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, 8091