ReviewUltrasound in medicine & biology2018
Quantitative Hepatic Fat Quantification in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Using Ultrasound-Based Techniques: A Review of Literature and Their Diagnostic Performance.
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- Ultrasound-derived fat fraction for diagnosing hepatic steatosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European radiology · 2025Pooled it
- Association between the severity of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease and the risk of colorectal neoplasm: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Lipids in health and disease · 2022Pooled it
- KASL clinical practice guidelines: Management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2021Guideline
- Ultrasound viscoelasticity and attenuation imaging for rheumatoid arthritis-associated muscle quality changes: a clinical transcriptomic study.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Article
- Comparative diagnostic performance of ultrasound-guided attenuation parameter versus B-mode scoring for hepatic steatosis assessment: an ordinal-scale statistical approach.Journal of gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Performance of three clinical scores for steatosis and steatohepatitis and their interaction with metabolic syndrome in obese individuals.World journal of hepatology · 2026Article
- Development and validation of an online nomogram for screening metabolic-associated fatty liver disease in obese children.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Enhanced accuracy and stability in automated intra-pancreatic fat deposition monitoring of type 2 diabetes mellitus using Dixon MRI and deep learning.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2025Article
- Depth-Dependent Variability in Ultrasound Attenuation Imaging for Hepatic Steatosis: A Pilot Study of ATI and HRI in Healthy Volunteers.Journal of imaging · 2025Article
- The new definition of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: the role of ultrasound and elastography.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2025Article
- Comparing ultrasound-derived fat fraction and MRI-PDFF for quantifying hepatic steatosis: a real-world prospective study.European radiology · 2025Article
- Ultrasound innovations in abdominal radiology: techniques and clinical applications in pediatric imaging.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2025Review
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- Development of Gluten-Free Crispy Chicken With Vegetable Powder Coating.International journal of food science · 2025Article
- Quantitative ultrasound techniques and biochemical markers to assess liver steatosis and fibrosis in newly diagnosed acromegaly.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2024Article
- Correlation between qualitative and semi-quantitative ultrasound assessment of diffuse fatty liver disease: A case-control study.Ultrasound (Leeds, England) · 2024Article
- Association of liver multi-parameter quantitative metrics determined by dual-layer spectral detector computed tomography (SDCT) with coronary plaque scores.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-estimated hepatorenal index: diagnostic performance and interobserver agreement for pediatric liver fat quantification.Pediatric radiology · 2024Article
- Contrast-Enhanced Sonography of the Liver: How to Avoid Artifacts.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Comparison of Ultrasound Attenuation Imaging Using a Linear versus a Conventional Convex Probe: A Volunteer Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a condition that is characterized by the presence of >5% fat in the liver and affects more than one billion people worldwide. If adequate and early precautions are not taken, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease can progress to cirrhosis and death. The current reference standard for detecting hepatic steatosis is a liver biopsy. However, because of the potential morbidity associated with liver biopsies, non-invasive imaging biomarkers have been extensively investigated. Magnetic resonance imaging-based methods have proven accuracy in quantifying liver steatosis; however, these techniques are costly and have limited availability. Ultrasound-based quantitative imaging techniques are increasingly utilized because of their widespread availability, ease of use and relative cost-effectiveness. Several ultrasound-based liver fat quantification techniques have been investigated, including techniques that measure changes in the acoustic properties of the liver caused by the presence of fat. In this review, we focus on quantitative ultrasound approaches and their diagnostic performance in the realm of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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