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Am J Perinatol 1990; 7(4): 316-318
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999512
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© 1990 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography Scan for the Diagnosis of Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy

Dan Farine, Jeffrey Newhouse, John Owen, Harold E. Fox
  • Perinatal Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sloane Hospital for Women; Department of Radiology, Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York
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04 March 2008 (online)

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DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999249

ABSTRACT

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography were used to diagnose fatty liver of pregnancy in a patient with preeclampsia and thrombotic thrombo-cytopenia purpura. The clinical course included multiple system failure that necessitated mechanical ventilation, dialysis, and plasmapheresis. The MRI picture is described in this entity for the first time. Both imaging techniques are discussed and compared.