Hepatic clearance measured with 99mTc-GSA single-photon emission computed tomography to estimate liver fibrosis

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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2014; 20(44): 16714-16720
Published online Nov 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i44.16714

Table 1 Patient characteristics

Variables	n = 78
Age (yr)	66.7 ± 10.3
Gender (male/female)	63/15
HBs-Ag (+/-)	26/52
HCV-Ab (+/-)	21/57
Alcohol abuse (+/-)	10/68
NASH (+/-)	14/64
Diabetes mellitus (+/-)	25/73
Hyperlipidemia (+/-)	18/60
Platelets (× 10⁴/mm³)	16.6 ± 7.0
Prothrombin time (INR)	1.05 ± 0.11
Albumin (g/dL)	4.0 ± 0.6
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.8 ± 0.3
Cholinesterase (U/L)	248 ± 70
Tumor size (cm)	49.6 ± 36.9
Tumor number	1.2 ± 0.5
Tumor vascular invasion (+/-)	21/57
Ishak classification 0/1/2/3/4/5/6	14/11/8/18/4/13/10
MELD score	5.3 ± 1.3
CTP score	5.2 ± 0.2
ICG R15 (%)	11.6 ± 6.0

HBs-Ag: Hepatitis B surface antigen; HCV-Ab: Hepatitis C virus antibody; NASH: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; MELD score: Model for end-stage liver disease score; CTP score: Child-Turcotte-Pugh score; ICG R15: Indocyanine green dye retention at 15 min.

Citation: Taniguchi M, Okizaki A, Watanabe K, Imai K, Uchida K, Einama T, Shuke N, Miyokawa N, Furukawa H. Hepatic clearance measured with ^99mTc-GSA single-photon emission computed tomography to estimate liver fibrosis. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(44): 16714-16720
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i44/16714.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i44.16714