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To the Editor: With respect to the review article on primary biliary cirrhosis by Kaplan and Gershwin (Sept. 22 issue),¹ we would like to emphasize the value of alternative noninvasive methods for the diagnosis of this disorder, such as multiphasic computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). If they are used early in the course of the disease, both of these imaging methods demonstrate objective signs of portal hypertension, hepatomegaly, liver fibrosis, and lymphadenopathy. The identification of these signs has been shown to be helpful in the evaluation and surveillance of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis.^2,3

Giuseppe Brancatelli, M.D.
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