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 in | International journal of nuclear medicine & biology Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 17,21 - 19,23 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Elsevier Inc
1982
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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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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0047-0740 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0047-0740(82)90070-5 |