Evaluation of computed tomography in the assessment of liver iron overload. A study of 46 cases of idiopathic hemochromatosis

Gastroenterology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 737-743

  Guyader, D ^a   Gandon, Y ^a   Deugnier, Y ^a   Jouanolle, H ^a   Loreal, O ^a   Simon, M ^a   Bourel, M ^a   Carsin, M ^a   Brissot, P ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON STORAGE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FATTY LIVER, ALCOHOLIC; FEMALE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IRON; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0024351914     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(89)90646-X     Document Type: Article

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