Computed tomography in the diagnosis of disorders of excessive iron storage of the liver.
Twelve of 14 patients clinically felt to be iron-overloaded demonstrated livers of higher density than 12 hospital controls. Computer tomography (CT) scanning may be useful in both the initial diagnosis of iron overload in the liver and as a method of following the course of treatment in this condition.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed