No Detail Found!

Hepatic Visualization on DXA Scan: An Ancilliary Finding

Author(s)
Ayesha Zubair Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore, Pakistan
Sana Munir Gill Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore, Pakistan
Aamna Hassan Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
Thalassemia major is a genetic haemoglobinopathy manifesting as severe anaemia, jaundice and hepatosplenomegaly. Due to altered iron metabolism and increased bone resorption it is associated with secondary osteoporosis manifested as decreased bone mineral density (BMD). Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is frequently performed for the diagnosis of secondary osteoporosis. Soft tissues are rarely visualized on DXA unless there is calcification involving those structures like nephro-, cholelithiasis or iatrogenic e.g. surgical clips. Hepatic iron deposition occurs in thalassemia due to repeated blood transfusions which leads to increased density of the liver resulting in visualization of liver on DXA scan. We present an interesting image of hepatic visualization on DXA performed for bone mineral density assessment in a patient with thalassemia major.
Publication Details
Page(s) 1721-1722
DOI 10.47391/JPMA.24-73
Published Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 74, Issue: 9, Year: 2024

Request the full text from PASTIC

Keywords
Thalassemia major, Liver, iron overload, DXA, secondary osteoporosis
More from Journal of Pakistan Medical Association
0

Citations

0

Downloads

51

Views

Copyright ©  PASTIC National Center, Islamabad www.pastic.gov.pk