Ultrasound elastography in patients with fatty liver disease

Abstract Hepatic steatosis, or fatty liver disease, occurs due to the accumulation of lipids in hepatocytes. When it becomes chronic, lobular inflammation develops and the disease can evolve to hepatic fibrosis, liver cirrhosis, or hepatocellular carcinoma. Early diagnosis is desirable because patie...

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Main Author: Silva,Luiza de Campos Moreira da (author)
Other Authors: Oliveira,Julia Teixeira de (author), Tochetto,Sandra (author), Oliveira,Claudia Pinto Marques Souza de (author), Sigrist,Rosa (author), Chammas,Maria Cristina (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Elasticity imaging techniques/methods
Ultrasonography/methods
Liver/diagnostic imaging
Fatty liver/diagnosis
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-39842020000100011
Country:Brazil
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