Quantitative assessment of liver steatosis using ultrasound: dual-energy CT

• Published in: Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 507 - 514
• Main Authors: Yamada, Akira, Yoshizawa, Eriko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 01.10.2021; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Algorithms; Biopsy; Clinical medicine; Computed tomography; CT imaging; Decomposition; Diagnosis; Diagnostic imaging; Diagnostic systems; Energy; Imaging; Iodine; Iron; Liver; Liver diseases; Magnetic resonance imaging; Measurement methods; Medical imaging; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Methods; Quantitative analysis; Radiology; Sensors; Special Feature: Review Article; Spectrum analysis; Spleen; Tomography; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic testing; Ultrasound; X ray absorption; X-rays; Material decomposition; Iron; Dual-energy computed tomography; Steatosis; Iodine

Reflecting the growing interest in early diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in recent years, the development of noninvasive and reliable fat quantification methods is needed. Dual-energy computed tomography (DE-CT) is a quantitative diagnostic imaging method that estimates the compositio...