Liver Attenuation Values at Computed Tomography Related to Liver Copper Content
- 1 June 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
- Vol. 17 (4) , 461-463
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00365528209182232
Abstract
Forty-three patients were examined with computed tomography of the liver and liver biopsies with measurement of hepatic copper content. All recorded liver attenuation values were within normal range, even in patients with markedly elevated hepatic copper content. No statistically significant correlation between the liver attenuation values and the copper concentrations in liver tissue was demonstrated. At present, therefore, computed tomography has no place in monitoring the development of copper accumulation.Keywords
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