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Is MRI an adequate replacement for CT scans in the three-dimensional assessment of acetabular morphology?
Reference values of liver volume in Caucasian population and factors influencing liver size
Purpose: To investigate factors influencing liver size and to determine reference values of liver volume (LV) for healthy subjects. Methods: 2773 volunteers underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the liver in the setting of the population based Study of Health in Pomerania. Based on measurement of maximum diameters in three orientations, LVs were calculated and correlated with demographic factors such as age, gender, and body mass index. In addition, LVs of healthy volunteers and participants with parenchymal liver diseases such as fatty liver disease, iron overload, fibrosis/cirrhosis were compared. Adjusted reference values of liver volumes were defined for the group of healthy participants. Results: In general, mean LV (mean +/- standard deviation) was 1505 +/- 385 cm(3). Age, gender and body mass index correlated significantly with the liver volume (p <= 0.001). Parenchymal liver diseases significantly influence LV (with: 1624 +/- 420 cm(3), n = 1525 and without parenchymal liver diseases: 1360 +/- 273 cm(3); n = 1.248, p <= 0.001). Compared to LV of participants without liver diseases, LV was increased in volunteers with hepatic steatosis (1717 +/- 419 cm(3); n = 1111), liver iron overload (1558 +/- 367 cm(3); n = 553; p <= 0.001) as well as in participants with fibrosis/cirrhosis (1494 +/- 459 cm(3); n = 383). Conclusions: LV is influenced by age, body mass index and parenchymal liver diseases. Reference values were established to aid in the diagnosis of parenchymal liver diseases
LABILE PLASMA IRON PREDICTS FOR SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ALLOGENEIC STEMCELL-TRANSPLANTATION - RESULTS FROM THE PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER GERMAN-AUSTRIAN ALLIVE TRIAL
Development and application of statistical models for medical scientific researc
Enhanced labile plasma iron and outcome in acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndrome after allogeneic haemopoietic cell transplantation (ALLIVE): a prospective, multicentre, observational trial
Development and application of statistical models for medical scientific researc