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. 2005 Sep 14;11(34):5394–5397. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i34.5394

Table 1.

Comparison of CT density and light and electron micro-scopic findings between biopsy and autopsy specimens of the liver

Biopsy Autopsy
CT density (HU) 111.8 97.2
Light microscopic findings
Nodular formation Micronodular Micronodular
Fibrosis Dense Dense
Steatosis Macro/microvesicular Microvesicular
Infiltration of inflammatory cells Moderate Moderate
Electron microscopic findings
Number of lysosomes with 992/2 726 (36.4%) 862/2 578 (33.4%)
lamellar inclusion/total
number of lysosomes (%)1
1

Counts were performed of 10 fields (×18 000) of five blocks for each material.