Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Disorders of Excessive Iron Storage of the Liver

1 January 1977

journal article
research article
Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Vol. 1 (1) , 101-104
https://doi.org/10.1097/00004728-197701000-00012

Abstract

Twelve of 14 patients clinically felt to be Fe-overloaded demonstrated livers of higher density than 12 hospital controls. Computer tomography (CT) scanning may be useful in both the initial diagnosis of Fe overload in the liver and as a method of following the course of treatment in this condition.