Liver Iron Content: Sensitivity and Specificity
Introduction:
None written. Excerpt from the entry in Hemochromatosis:
iron content > 236 mcmol/g dw for cirrhosis, in a population of asymptomatic C282Y homozygotes.
iron content > 236 mcmol/g dw for cirrhosis, in a population of asymptomatic C282Y homozygotes.
Associated Diagnoses:
80% sensitive, 78% specific