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* Evaluate the stage of [[fibrosis]] and [[inflammatory]] activity | * Evaluate the stage of [[fibrosis]] and [[inflammatory]] activity | ||
[[File:CT_abdomen_-_liver_cirrhosis_-_01.jpg|thumb|250px|center|Liver cirrhosis as seen on an axial [[computed tomography|CT]] of the abdomen.]] | |||
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Hepatitis D CT On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Hepatitis D CT |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S. [2]; João André Alves Silva, M.D. [3]; Jolanta Marszalek, M.D. [4]
Overview
CT scan may diagnose and/or monitor biliary obstruction, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, in patients with hepatitis D.
CT
In patients with hepatitis D, a CT scan may be performed to:[1]
- Exclude biliary obstruction
- Assess for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma
- Evaluate the stage of fibrosis and inflammatory activity
References
- ↑ Bialecki ES, Di Bisceglie AM (2005). "Diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma". HPB (Oxford). 7 (1): 26–34. doi:10.1080/13651820410024049. PMC 2023919. PMID 18333158.