Ultrasound-based techniques for the diagnosis of liver steatosis

• Published in: World journal of gastroenterology : WJG Vol. 25; no. 40; pp. 6053 - 6062
• Main Authors: Ferraioli, Giovanna, Soares Monteiro, Livia Beatriz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 28.10.2019
• Subjects: Elasticity Imaging Techniques - methods; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Liver - diagnostic imaging; Liver - pathology; Minireviews; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - diagnosis; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - pathology; Severity of Illness Index; Software; Ultrasonography - methods; Controlled attenuation parameter; Chronic liver disease; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Quantitative ultrasound; Ultrasound; Attenuation imaging

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading cause of diffuse liver disease. An accurate estimate of the fat in the liver is important in the diagnostic work-up of patients with NAFLD because the degree of liver steatosis is linked to the metabolic syndrome and the cardiovascular risk. U...