ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Liver Ultrasound Elastography in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A State-of-the-Art Summary.
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- Discordance Between Conventional Ultrasound and Transient Elastography in Hepatic Steatosis Assessment: Clinical Factors Associated with Discrepant Findings.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Early Detection of Liver Fibrosis Using Scatteromics Based on Multimodal QUS Envelope Statistics Imaging.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Multiparametric Quantitative Ultrasound as a Potential Imaging Biomarker for Noninvasive Detection of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Clinical Feasibility Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Feasibility of a digital lifestyle intervention (VITALISE) to support weight loss in patients with MASLD in routine secondary care.BMJ open gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Role of noninvasive tests in the prognostication of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2025Review
- Unveiling the potential of strain elastography in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma biopsies.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2024Article
- Associations of Ultrasound Findings with Serum Iron and Ferritin Levels in Children with Obesity.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Improving nonalcoholic fatty liver disease classification performance with latent diffusion models.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Sonoelastography for Testicular Tumor Identification: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy.Cancers · 2023Review
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Abstract
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic disease which is currently the most common hepatic disorder affecting up to 38% of the general population with differences according to age, country, ethnicity and sex. Both genetic and acquired risk factors such as a high-calorie diet or high intake of saturated fats have been associated with obesity, diabetes and, finally, NAFLD. A liver biopsy has always been considered essential for the diagnosis of NAFLD; however, due to several limitations such as the potential occurrence of major complications, sampling variability and the poor repeatability in clinical practice, it is considered an imperfect option for the evaluation of liver fibrosis over time. For these reasons, a non-invasive assessment by serum biomarkers and the quantification of liver stiffness is becoming the new frontier in the management of patients with NAFLD and liver fibrosis. We present a state-of-the-art summary addressing the methods for the non-invasive evaluation of liver fibrosis in NAFLD patients, particularly the ultrasound-based techniques (transient elastography, ARFI techniques and strain elastography) and their optimal cut-off values for the staging of liver fibrosis.
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