Abstract #2148
Comparison of serum liver function tests and liver R2* measurements before and after gadoxetic acid
Diego Hernando 1 , Shane A. Wells 2 , Karl K. Vigen 1 , and Scott B. Reeder 1,3
1
Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Madison, WI, United States,
2
Radiology,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United
States,
3
Medicine,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United
States
Previous studies have shown that R2* increases in normal
liver after contrast administration. In this work, we
investigated the relationship between patients clinical
data, including body mass index (BMI) and blood analysis
results, and R2* measurement, performed before and after
administration of gadoxetic acid. A lack of increase of
R2* after contrast administration was correlated with
elevated values of both total bilirubin and MELD scores,
which are measures of liver function and severity of
chronic liver disease.
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