Evaluation of Liver in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Using Unenhanced Computed Tomography

Huda Osama; Afraa Siddig; Awadia Gareeballah; Moawia Gameraddin; Hanady Elyas Osman

International Journal of Biomedicine (Dec 2020)

Evaluation of Liver in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Using Unenhanced Computed Tomography

Huda Osama,
Afraa Siddig,
Awadia Gareeballah,
Moawia Gameraddin,
Hanady Elyas Osman

Affiliations

Huda Osama: College of Medical Radiological Sciences, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum State, Sudan; Medical Imaging Technology Department, Al-Ghad International College for Applied Medical Science, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Afraa Siddig: College of Medical Radiological Sciences, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum State, Sudan
Awadia Gareeballah: Department of Diagnostic Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawara, King Saudi Arabia; Faculty of Radiological Sciences and Medical Imaging, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, Sudan
Moawia Gameraddin: Department of Diagnostic Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawara, King Saudi Arabia
Hanady Elyas Osman: Medical Imaging Technology Department, Al-Ghad International College for Applied Medical Science, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Faculty of Radiological and Nuclear Medicine Science, the National Ribat University, Khartoum, Sudan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 4
pp. 402 – 406

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Background: Chronic liver disease occurs due to different etiologies. Most diabetic patients are unaware that the effective control of hyperglycemia might reduce complications and mortality rates. Fatty liver disease is considered a risk factor of hepatic cirrhosis and cancers. Methods and Results: We conducted a case-control study to assess the impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) on the liver using a CT scan. A total of 100 patients with T2DM and 96 non-diabetic patients as a control group were selected using a convenient sampling method. There was a significant difference in liver attenuation in diabetic and control groups. The CT attenuation values of the liver, pancreas, and spleen were significantly lower in patients with T2DM than in non-diabetics (P<0.001). There was a significant negative correlation between the duration of T2DM and CT attenuation of the liver, pancreas, and spleen (P<0.01). Conclusion: The CT attenuation of the liver was significantly lower in T2DM than in the non-diabetic patients, and liver attenuation decreased as the duration of T2DM increased.

Published in International Journal of Biomedicine

ISSN: 2158-0510 (Print); 2158-0529 (Online)
Publisher: International Medical Research and Development Corporation
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: http://www.ijbm.org

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