Xenon-133 retention in hepatic steatosis - correlation with liver biopsy in 45 patients: concise communication

Conference · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6289985

Ahmad, M; Perrillo, R P; Sunwoo, Y C; Donati, R M

This study presents the results of comparison of hepatic fat content with hepatic xenon retention in 45 patients. The degree of hepatic Xe-133 retention was measured during pulmonary ventilation studies. The amount of hepatic steatosis was graded 0 to 4+ on histologic liver sections obtained by needle or surgical biopsy. There was agreement between the amount of hepatic xenon retention determined scintigraphically and the degree of steatosis determined histologically. These results suggest that Xe-133 retention in the liver provides a simple means of evaluating fatty infiltration of the liver. The potential of this technique as a noninvasive means of investigating hepatic fatty infiltration is discussed.

• Research Organization: Veterans Administration Hospital, St. Louis, MO
• OSTI ID: 6289985
• Conference Information: Journal Name: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Journal Volume: 20:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CORRELATIONS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES
DISEASES
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
GLANDS
INHALATION
INTAKE
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIPIDS
LIVER
MAMMALS
NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATIENTS
QUANTITY RATIO
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS
RATS
RETENTION
RODENTS
SCINTISCANNING
VERTEBRATES
XENON 133
XENON ISOTOPES