Diagnosis of fatty infiltration of the liver on contrast enhanced CT: Limitations of liver-minus-spleen attenuation difference measurements

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 409-415

  Johnston, R J ^a   Stamm, E R ^b   Lewin, J M ^b   Hendrick, R E ^b   Archer, P G ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography, contrast media; Computed tomography, tissue characterization; Liver, CT; Liver, diseases; Liver, fatty

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SPLEEN; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DIATRIZOATE; FATTY LIVER; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; IOTHALAMATE MEGLUMINE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031746399     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002619900370     Document Type: Article

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