Chinese Journal Of Clinical Anatomy ›› 2019, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (1): 25-29.doi: 10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2019.01.006

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Digital study and code analysis of the left branch of hepatic portal vein 

LIU Ke1, BO Kai-rui1, ZHAO Rui1, YUAN Hang1, LIU Lin1, ZHOU Xian-jun 2,3, CHEN Zhong-heng1   

  1. 1.Department of Human Anatomy and Histoembryology, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, Shandong Province, China; 2.Shandong Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Computer Assisted Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003,China; 3. Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, China
  • Received:2018-11-08 Online:2019-01-25 Published:2019-02-20

Abstract:

Objective To seek the new classification and research methods of the left hepatic portal vein, and to provide data and reference for the digital anatomic research of the liver. Methods Hisense CAS was used to reconstruct the liver vessels on upper abdomen enhanced CT data in 110 cases, and the three-dimensional images of the left branch of the portal vein were accurately displayed. The morphological characteristics and distribution of the left branch of the hepatic portal vein were investigated, and then encoded and statistically analyzed. Results According to the characteristics of the left branch of the portal vein, it can be divided into 6 types of codes: type I in 61 cases (55.45%), type II in 29 cases (26.36%) , type III in 13 cases (11.82%), type IV in 4 cases (3.64%), type V in 2 cases (1.82%), type VI in 1 case (0.91%).  Conclusions Hisense CAS can accurately display the three-dimensional image of the hepatic portal vein, which is convenient for observing intrahepatic ducts. It provides excellent tools for digital anatomic study of hepatic portal vein branching. For large data observation, the coding method is very convenient for statistics analysis.

Key words: Hepatic portal vein,  Branching classification,  Digital anatomy,  Three-dimensional, Coding