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Diffuse Liver Disease

Conditions Associated with a Hyperdense Liver1–3

• Amiodarone administration
  
• Iron overload
  
• Hemochromatosis
  
• Hemosiderosis
  
• Wilson’s disease
  
• Glycogen storage disease
  
• Gold treatment
  
• Thorotrast

Conditions Associated with a Hypodense Liver^4–6

• Diffuse steatosis: A steatotic liver will exhibit a lower mean attenuation than the spleen on noncontrast images.⁴
  
• Active alcoholic cirrhosis: Low density is not seen in acute viral hepatitis, viral cirrhosis, or inactive alcoholic cirrhosis.⁵
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