title: 133Xe uptake by fatty livers.
abstract: Of 19 studies on 15 patients with morbid obesity and fatty infiltration of the liver, 16 had increased uptake and retention of 133Xe in the liver following 5-minute rebreathing of 133Xe and oxygen. This observation shows a high correlation with the histologically proven presence of fat in the hepatocytes, and offers a simple, accurate and precise indication of the excess fat in the liver.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D007320:Inspiratory Capacity; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes
chemical_list: D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes