Secondary iron overload in end-stage renal disease patients being evaluated for kidney transplantation may mimic cirrhosis by CT scan: a radio-pathologic correlation study
This study emphasizes the importance of a multidisciplinary diagnostic approach for ESRD patients with suspected cirrhosis. The proposed algorithm helps differentiate true cirrhosis from secondary iron overload, reducing unnecessary invasive procedures, optimizing pre-transplant evaluations, and enhancing patient care.
Authors
- Laxmi P. Dongur
- Esteban Arroyave (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4996-1094)
- Joseph Gosnell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2311-6028)
- Michael Kueht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2509-0877)
- Hasan Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6929-798X)
- Kashif Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2333-4507)
- Zahra Akhtar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5248-054X)
- Daniel Bao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3913-0609)
- Ómar A. Saldarriaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7822-108X)
- Heather L. Stevenson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0645-7621)
- Muhammad A. Mujtaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9426-4290)
- Hafiz Ghani
- Zahra Sarrafan-Chaharsoughi
Institutions
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Radiology
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjr/tqaf280
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00