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Anthropometric characterization of the child liver

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Abstract

Purpose

The major purpose of this retrospective study on 25 CT scans of child liver aged from 2 to 13 years was to investigate the growth, morphologic variations and modifications of the liver position as a function of the children age. The objective was to characterize the 3D geometry of the child liver, which is still unknown.

Methods

3D reconstruction of child liver was performed using the Mimics® software. Measurements of volumes (total liver and right lobe), distances between anatomic reference points and angles were performed. The liver position was calculated with respect to the 11th thoracic vertebra.

Results

The liver shows a harmonious volume growth between the right and the left lobes, but a disharmonious one for the measurements in relation to the falciform ligament. The liver position, with respect to the vertebral column, in the peritoneal cavity was unchanged during the liver growth.

Conclusion

The obtained results from this preliminary work give a description of the child liver during the growth and are of interest for the numerical modeling.

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Acknowledgments

This work was partly funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR) in the framework of the “SECUR_ENFANT” project. The experiments comply with the current laws of the country in which they were performed.

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  1. Department of Digestive Surgery, Laveran Military Hospital, Blvd. Laveran, BP 50, 13013, Marseille, France

    Ghislain Pauleau

  2. Laboratory of Applied Biomechanics, Faculté de Médecine Secteur Nord, Université de la Méditerranée, UMRT 24 INRETS, Blvd. Pierre Dramard, 13916, Marseille Cedex 20, France

    Baptiste Sandoz, Lionel Thollon, Thierry Serre & Christian Brunet

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Pauleau, G., Sandoz, B., Thollon, L. et al. Anthropometric characterization of the child liver. Surg Radiol Anat 32, 767–775 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-010-0675-8

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