Correlation and significance of CTPI and MELD score for liver function evaluation before liver transplantation

Objective To discuss the correlation and significance of CTPI and the MELD score for liver function evaluation before liver transplantation.Methods Twenty-two cases of liver cirrhosis with CTP C stage before liver transplantation and 20 control subjects underwent MSCT,and the volume of HAP,HPP,TLP and HAI were accounted to evaluate the correlation of CT perfusion parameters and MELD score for patients with cirrhosis.Results HAP,HPP,TLP and HAI were(38.85±4.09),(59.77±7.97),(98.63±8.83)ml/(min·100 ml)and(39.55±4.31)% respectively for patients with liver cirrhosis CTP C stage.Liver perfusion and clinical evaluation of liver function MELD score were negatively correlated for chronic liver disease patients in the end-stage,MELD and HPP(r=-0.814,P=0.000),MELD and TLP(r=-0.775,P=0.000).Conclusion CT perfusion parameters can reflect abnormal perfusion before liver transplantation.There is a negative correlation between liver perfusion parameters and the MELD score.