The Relation of Liver Fat to Computed Tomography Numbers: A Preliminary Experimental Study in Rabbits
- 1 February 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 130 (2) , 511-513
- https://doi.org/10.1148/130.2.511
Abstract
The relation of liver fat content to CT [computed tomography] number was studied in 20 rabbits (17 experimental, 3 control), where fatty degeneration was produced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) ingestion. Liver scanning was performed before and 2-5 days after CCl4 administration. Changes (decrease) in CT number were compared with triglyceride (TG), water, and protein content of resected livers. A decrease in 12-20 CT numbers (24-40 H) reflected a TG concentration of 20-40 mg/g.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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