Negative hepatic computed tomographic attenuation pattern in a dog with vacuolar hepatopathy and hepatic fat accumulation secondary to cushing's syndrome. Issue 5 (9th October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carloni, Andrea; Paninarova, Michaela; Cavina, Damiano; Romanucci, Mariarita; Salda, Leonardo Della; Teodori, Simone; Vignoli, Massimo
• Is Part Of: Veterinary radiology & ultrasound. Volume 60:Issue 5(2019)
• Page Start: E54
• Page End: E57
• Publication Date: 2017-10-09
• Subjects: hyperadrenocorticism -- fat storage -- steatosis -- vacuolar hepatopathy; Veterinary radiology -- Periodicals; Radiologie vétérinaire -- Périodiques; Échographie vétérinaire -- Périodiques; Radiography -- Periodicals; Ultrasonography -- Periodicals; Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Veterinary Medicine -- Periodicals; Societies, Medical -- Periodicals; 636.089607
• DOI: 10.1111/vru.12568
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-8183

Abstract

Abstract: This report describes an unusual computed tomographic (CT) hepatic pattern, characterized by negative attenuation values (from –19.59 to –28.85 Hounsfield Units, HU) in a canine patient with severe Cushing's syndrome. Attenuation values of the splenic parenchyma (63.26 HU) and abdominal fat (–118.34 HU) were within normal limits. The negative hepatic attenuation values allowed a CT diagnosis of severe hepatic fatty infiltration that was subsequently confirmed by tissue‐core biopsy and histopathological examination.