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7463154

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
Since scans of cirrhotic livers commonly show a reduction in size and colloid uptake of the right lobe, a quantitative measure of uptake was made using a minicomputer to determine total counts in regions of interest defined over each lobe. Right-to-left ratios were then compared in 103 patients. For normal patients the mean ratio +/- 1 s.d. was 2.85 +/- 0.65, and the mean for patients with known cirrhosis was 1.08 +/- 0.33. Patients with other liver diseases had ratios similar to the normal group. The normal range of the right-to-left lobe ratio was 1.55-4.15. The sensitivity of the ratio for alcoholic cirrhosis was 85.7% and the specificity was 100% in this patient population. The right-to-left lobe ratio was more sensitive and specific for alcoholic cirrhosis than any other criterion tested. An hypothesis is described to explain these results.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0161-5505
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
116-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Diagnosis of alcoholic cirrhosis with the right-to-left hepatic lobe ratio: concise communication.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study