Research Article Details
| Article ID: | A34048 |
| PMID: | 24559751 |
| Source: | Clin Imaging |
| Title: | Assessment of liver fat in an obese patient population using noncontrast CT fat percent index. |
| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To develop a simplified method to quantify liver fat using computed tomography (CT) fat % index (CTFPI) compared to liver spleen method (CTL/S, CTL-S). METHODS: Noncontrast CT of the liver was performed in 89 patients (overweight, obese, severely obese) to quantify fat, using the following: CTFPI=[(65-patient HU)/65]×100, normal live r=65 HU. RESULTS: There was a strong linear correlation between CTFPI and the standard method of assessing liver fat using CTL/S (r=-0.901), CTL-S (r=-0.911). Hepatic HU and CTFPI were significantly different in the severely obese group compared to other two groups (P<.05). CONCLUSION: Significant correlation indicates equal diagnostic accuracy of the two methods in appropriately calibrated scanners. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.clinimag.2014.01.005 |
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| Diseases ID | DO ID | Disease Name | Definition | Class | |
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| I14 | 9970 | Obesity | An overnutrition that is characterized by excess body fat, traditionally defined as an elevated ratio of weight to height (specifically 30 kilograms per meter squared), has_material_basis_in a multifactorial etiology related to excess nutrition intake, decreased caloric utilization, and genetic susceptibility, and possibly medications and certain disorders of metabolism, endocrine function, and mental illness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity | disease of metabolism/acquired metabolic disease/ nutrition disease/overnutrition | Details |