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Clinical Application of Computed Tomography for the Diagnosis of Feline Hepatic Lipidosis
2005 年 67 巻 11 号 p. 1163-1165
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2005 年 67 巻 11 号 p. 1163-1165
The usefulness of computed tomography (CT) for the diagnosis of feline hepatic lipidosis (FHL) was evaluated. Liver CT number was 54.7 ± 5.6 HU (mean ± SD) in 26 healthy cats. We fast 6 healthy cats for 72 hr to induced FHL experimentally and the cats were assessed by CT and serum biochemical analysis. Liver CT number of the six cats was 53.8 ± 3.0 HU before fasting, 46.8 ± 2.4 HU after fasting, and 50.2 ± 3.6 HU two weeks after restarted feeding. The decreased CT number was associated with the elevation of serum non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) and β-hydroxybutyrate levels. These results indicate that measurement of CT number of the liver is an effective procedure for the diagnosis of FHL.
