Conventional ultrasound for diagnosis of hepatic steatosis is better than believed
Hepatic steatosis is a condition frequently encountered in clinical practice, with potential progression towards fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Detection and staging of hepatic steatosis are of most importance in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a disease with a high prevalence of more than 1 billion individuals affected. Ultrasound (US) is one of the most used noninvasive imaging techniques used in the diagnosis of hepatic steatosis. Detection of hepatic steatosis with US relies on several conventional US parameters, which will be described. US is the first-choice imaging in adults at risk for hepatic steatosis. The use of some scoring systems may add additional accuracy especially in assessing the severity of hepatic steatosis.
Dietrich CF; Shi L; Lowe A; Dong Y; Potthoff A; Sparchez Z; Teufel A; Guth S; Koch J; Barr RG; Cui XW
Zeitschrift Fur Gastroenterologie
2021
2021-06-25
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Conventional ultrasound for diagnosis of hepatic steatosis is better than believed
fibrosis; conventional ultrasound; cirrhosis; hepatic steatosis; nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; METABOLIC SYNDROME; ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND; ARTERY RESISTIVE INDEX; CONTROLLED ATTENUATION PARAMETER; DOPPLER WAVE-FORM; HEPATORENAL INDEX; NAFLD FIBROSIS SCORE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NONINVASIVE ASSESSMENT; VEIN DOPPLER
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Dietrich CF; Shi L; Lowe A; Dong Y; Potthoff A; Sparchez Z; Teufel A; Guth S; Koch J; Barr RG; Cui XW
Zeitschrift Fur Gastroenterologie
2021
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