Hepatic Visualization on DXA Scan: An Ancilliary Finding Authors Ayesha Zubair Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore; Department of Nuclear Sana Munir Gill Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore; Department of Nuclear Aamna Hassan Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore; Department of Nuclear DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.24-73 Abstract Thalassemia major is a genetic haemoglobinopathy manifesting as severe anaemia, jaundice and hepatosplenomegaly.Due to altered iron metabolism and increased bone resorption it is associated with secondary osteoporosis manifested asdecreased bone mineral density (BMD). Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is frequently performed for the diagnosisof secondary osteoporosis. Soft tissues are rarely visualized on DXA unless there is calcification involving those structureslike nephro-, cholelithiasis or iatrogenic e.g. surgical clips. Hepatic iron deposition occurs in thalassemia due to repeatedblood transfusions which leads to increased density of the liver resulting in visualization of liver on DXA scan.We present an interesting image of hepatic visualization on DXA performed for bone mineral density assessment in a patientwith thalassemia major.Keywords: Thalassemia major, secondary osteoporosis, iron overload, liver, DXA. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2024-08-23 How to Cite Ayesha Zubair, Sana Munir Gill, & Aamna Hassan. (2024). Hepatic Visualization on DXA Scan: An Ancilliary Finding. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(9), 1721–1722. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.24-73 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 9 (2024): SEPTEMBER Section IMAGING CORNER License Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.