Hepatic ultrasonic changes in workers exposed to perchloroethylene.
Brodkin C, Daniell W, Checkoway H, Echeverria D, Johnson J, Wang K, Sohaey R, Green D, Redlich C, Gretch D. Hepatic ultrasonic changes in workers exposed to perchloroethylene. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 1995, 52: 679. PMID: 7489059, PMCID: PMC1128334, DOI: 10.1136/oem.52.10.679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic transaminase activityTransaminase activityParenchymal changesLaundry workersPerchloroethylene exposureDiffuse parenchymal changesAlanine aminotransferase activityHepatic parenchymal changesDry cleanersSubclinical hepatotoxicityHepatic ultrasonographyParenchymal echogenicityNormal limitsPermissible exposure limitUltrasonic changesControl groupAminotransferase activityUltrasonographyExposure limitsEchogenicityExposureWork historyHepatotoxicityActivityWorkers