Correlation of abdominal fat ratio with CT enhanced degree of the liver
10.3969/j.issn.1002-1671.2014.07.021
- VernacularTitle:腹部脂肪比率与肝脏 CT 强化程度的相关性研究
- Author:
Mujie GUO
;
Yufen WU
;
Qing ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
computed tomography;
liver;
contrast media;
abdominal fat
- From:
Journal of Practical Radiology
2014;(7):1147-1149
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the effect of abdominal fat ratio (AFR,abdominal fat volume to total abdominal volume)at the umbilical level on hepatic CT enhancement in humans.Methods We analyzed data in 87 patients (40 women and 47 men)by Pearson correlation and linear regression analysis to assess the association of patient age and AFR with adjusted maximal hepatic enhancement (aMHE,maximal hepatic enhancement divided by the dose of iodine divided by body weight)by sex.Results aMHE was positively correlated with AFR for both men and women (r=0.48 and 0.46,respectively,both P <0.01)but not patient age.Conclusion Pa-tients with more abdominal fat seem to require relatively less amount of contrast media to get the CT enhanced degree of liver similar to those with less fat.
