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

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04355377

Enrollment

500

Registered

2020-04-21

Start date

2019-11-01

Completion date

2020-05-30

Last updated

2020-11-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hepatic Artery

Keywords

Hepatic Artery, Anatomy, MDCT

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

OTHERNon intervention

Non intervention

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

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)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Anatomic description of the hepatic artery	November 1rst 2019 to May, 30 2020	Analysis of 0.625mm voxel CT

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026