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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
4
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1996-3-5
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pubmed:abstractText |
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) were performed in four patients with thorotrastosis. On CT scan, Thorotrast (thorium oxide) deposition was shown as high-density areas in the liver and spleen and the abdominal lymph nodes. These deposits were not found on MRIs. Splenic volume was significantly small due to atrophy. The contrast-noise ratio in the spleen on T1-weighted images was significantly lower. Thorotrast deposition does not affect MRI appearance; therefore it may be useful for the early detection of malignant tumors as a complication of thorotrastosis.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0899-7071
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
19
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
229-33
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-19
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8564863-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:8564863-Contrast Media,
pubmed-meshheading:8564863-Diagnosis, Differential,
pubmed-meshheading:8564863-Drug-Induced Liver Injury,
pubmed-meshheading:8564863-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:8564863-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8564863-Liver,
pubmed-meshheading:8564863-Liver Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:8564863-Lymph Nodes,
pubmed-meshheading:8564863-Lymphatic Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:8564863-Magnetic Resonance Imaging,
pubmed-meshheading:8564863-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8564863-Spleen,
pubmed-meshheading:8564863-Splenic Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:8564863-Thorium Dioxide,
pubmed-meshheading:8564863-Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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pubmed:articleTitle |
MRI in thorotrastosis.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Second Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study
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