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/sup 133/Xe uptake in focal hepatic fat accumulation: CT correlation

Journal Article · · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)
Irregular fatty infiltration of the liver appears as focal areas of decreased attenuation on computed tomography (CT) and often cannot be distinguished from other, clinically more significant space-occupying lesions. Six patients with CT and clinical findings suggestive of fatty infiltration had xenon-133 ventilation scans of the liver. Four of these patients showed uptake and retention of 133Xe in the corresponding area of the liver, confirming the presence of fatty infiltration. The two patients in whom there was no uptake or retention of xenon by the liver were subsequently proven to have liver abscess and metastatic adenocarcinoma, respectively.
Research Organization:
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston
OSTI ID:
5176595
Journal Information:
AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Journal Name: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Vol. 138:3; ISSN AAJRD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English