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Autoimmune hepatitis CT
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no CT scan findings helps in diagnosing autoimmune hepatitis. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of autoimmune hepatitis which include fibrosis, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly.
CT
CT
There are no CT scan findings helps in diagnosing autoimmune hepatitis. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of autoimmune hepatitis which include:[1][2]
- Fibrosis and irregular nodular liver which diagnose cirrhosis
- Heterogeneous hepatic echotexture which suggest active inflammation of the liver
- Hepatomegaly
- Splenomegaly
References
References
- ↑ Sahni VA, Raghunathan G, Mearadji B, Ukomadu C, Glickman J, Silverman SG, Erturk SM, Mortele KJ (2010). “Autoimmune hepatitis: CT and MR imaging features with histopathological correlation”. Abdom Imaging. 35 (1): 75–84. doi:10.1007/s00261-008-9485-4. PMID 19067033.
- ↑ Bilaj F, Hyslop WB, Rivero H, Firat Z, Vaidean G, Shrestha R, Woosley JT, Semelka RC (2005). “MR imaging findings in autoimmune hepatitis: correlation with clinical staging”. Radiology. 236 (3): 896–902. doi:10.1148/radiol.2363041262. PMID 16118168.
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- ↑ rID: 11219
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