Hepatic steatosis

Case contributed by Doaa Faris Jabaz
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Loin pain.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
ct

Liver: normal in size and outline, diffuse moderate-severe steatosis (at least 30% fat fraction) was seen with few fat-spared areas, no mass, no intrahepatic biliary tree dilatation

Left-sided mid-ureteric stone.

Left renal small stone.

Right renal few tiny gravels.

Case Discussion

The mean attenuation of the liver was < 10 HU about 40 HU less than the mean splenic density. The hepatic and portal veins were denser than the hepatic parenchyma despite being a native scan.

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