ArticleJournal of ultrasonography2025
Evaluation of hepatic steatosis in obese children and adolescents using immune-inflammatory markers and shear wave elastography.
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- The Use of Ultrasound-Based Elastography Techniques in Liver Fibrosis: A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Adipose-inflammatory factor profiles in children with metabolically healthy obesity and their correlation with NAFLD severity.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Longitudinal study on ultrasound assessment of peripheral arterial elasticity and liver stiffness for evaluating clinical intervention efficacy in children with obesity.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Aim: To investigate the changes in liver stiffness and immune-inflammatory markers associated with obesity and the degree of hepatic steatosis in obese children and adolescents. Methods: A total of 76 obese children and adolescents aged 6-18 years, with body mass index percentiles >95th, were included in the study. Patients with metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, and chronic liver disease were excluded. A control group of 44 patients of healthy and normal-weight children was included. Laboratory values from the past month were analyzed using patient records. Shear wave elastography and ultrasound examinations were performed on a single device by the same experienced radiologist. Results: The systemic immune-inflammation index and pan-immune inflammation values were significantly higher in obese patients with hepatic steatosis compared to obese patients without hepatic steatosis ( Conclusions: Immune-inflammatory biomarkers and shear wave elastography may provide valuable insights into the diagnosis and follow-up of inflammation and fibrosis in the evaluation of hepatic steatosis in obese children and adolescents.
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