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Left hepatic lobar hypertrophy in a 40-year-old man with multiple metastases of the right hepatic lobe. (A,B) MRI scans obtained prior to (A) and following (B) PVE of the right portal vein (RPV) show the FLR (segments I, II, III, IV). The FLR/TELV ratio was 16.0% before PVE and 27% after PVE, representing an increase of 11%. The patient subsequently underwent successful right hepatectomy. PVE, portal vein embolization; FLR, future liver remnants; TELV, total estimated liver volume.
