The estimation of liver triglyceride content by 133Xe clearance

A prospective study of 41 patients undergoing liver biopsy was performed to investigate the relationship between liver 133Xe time-activity curves and a biochemical assay of liver triglyceride concentration. A good correlation was obtained between the half time of the faster component in the xenon wa...

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Published inInternational journal of nuclear medicine & biology Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 17,21 - 19,23
Main Authors Cooper, Robert A., Shuter, Borys, Ruppin, David C., Lunzer, Michael R., Fidge, Noel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 1982
Subjects
Chromatography, Gas
Humans
Liver - analysis
Liver - diagnostic imaging
Prospective Studies
Radionuclide Imaging
Time Factors
Triglycerides - analysis
Xenon Radioisotopes
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Summary:A prospective study of 41 patients undergoing liver biopsy was performed to investigate the relationship between liver 133Xe time-activity curves and a biochemical assay of liver triglyceride concentration. A good correlation was obtained between the half time of the faster component in the xenon washout curve and the triglyceride concentration measured by gas liquid chromatography ( r = 0.79). This method may be useful for predicting clinically significant fatty infiltration of the liver.
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ISSN:0047-0740
DOI:10.1016/0047-0740(82)90070-5