Clinical application of computed tomography for the diagnosis of feline hepatic lipidosis |
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| Authors: | Nakamura Momoko Chen Hui-Min Momoi Yasuyuki Iwasaki Toshiroh |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | 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 beta-hydroxybutyrate levels. These results indicate that measurement of CT number of the liver is an effective procedure for the diagnosis of FHL. |
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