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8312735

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
Computerized radionuclide angiography (RA) is a noninvasive, quantitative, reproducible, and cost-effective method for measuring the portal venous fraction of total hepatic blood flow (represented by the Hepatic Perfusion Index, HPI), and also can be utilized to detect hemodynamic abnormalities in the spleen. A group of 105 men (aged 20-56) were evaluated at the time of admission to the Substance Abuse Program at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. These patients were classified into three groups: (a) alcohol dependence or abuse (Group A, n = 54); (b) polysubstance abuse without alcohol (Group B, n = 9); and (c) polysubstance abuse with alcohol (Group C, n = 42). Of the respective groups, 69%, 100%, and 79% had abnormal splanchnic flow (liver and/or spleen), whereas only 43%, 78%, and 48% had abnormal liver function tests. This method may be a sensitive, noninvasive detector of early pathophysiological changes in the splanchnic organs of alcohol and drug abusers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0899-3289
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
295-303
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Assessment of splanchnic blood flow in alcohol and drug abuse using radionuclide angiography.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA 30322.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article