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8079280

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
15
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-10-4
pubmed:abstractText
Computed tomography (CT) was performed to estimate the density of the hepatic and splenic parenchyma in 18 patients with hemochromatosis. The mean CT density was 79 +/- 21 Hounsfield units compared with 61 +/- 9 (p < 0.01) in 31 controls without hepatic disease. Increased density above 79 Hounsfield units was found in eight patients out of 18 (44%). The highest density (125 Hounsfield units) was found in a patient with a serum ferritin of 6500 micrograms/l. There was an association between CT density and serum ferritin (r = 0.72, p < 0.01). The difference in density between liver and spleen gave better discrimination between patients and controls: 12 of 18 (67%) showed an increased difference in density between liver and spleen. We conclude that CT represents a non-invasive alternative to liver biopsy in cases where the latter is contraindicated. However, CT is not sensitive when serum ferritin is below 1,000 micrograms/l.
pubmed:language
nor
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0029-2001
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
114
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1697-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-7-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
[Computer tomography in the detection of hemochromatosis].
pubmed:affiliation
Medisinsk avdeling, Aker sykehus, Oslo.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract