Specific Anatomic Region	Liver
Application	Liver transplant evaluation (donor)
Author	Fishman EK
Reference Source	Personal Communication
Scanner Used	Siemens Plus4 Volume Zoom
KV / mAs / Time per Rotation (sec)	120/150/.5
Detector Collimation (mm)	1
Slice Thickness (mm)	1.25
Data Reconstruction Interval (mm)	1 mm and 1 and 5 mm (venous phase only)
Table Speed (mm per rotation) / Pitch	6/6
Oral Contrast	750 cc of water
IV Contrast Volume and Type	120-150 cc of Omnipaque 350
Injection Rate	3 cc/sec
Scan Delay (sec)	25/50-60 sec
3D Technique Used	Volume rendering
Comment: This protocol is for the patient who is a liver donor. We obtain a set of venous phase images at 5 mm intervals to do volumetrics. Typically in adult to adult transplants, we do right lobe volume, and in adult to child transplants, we do lateral left lobe volumes.