The future is beyond bright: The evolving role of quantitative US for fatty liver disease

A Ozturk, V Kumar, TT Pierce, Q Li, M Baikpour… - Radiology, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality.
Nonfocal liver biopsy is the historical reference standard for evaluating NAFLD, but it is …

Altered probe pressure and body position increase diagnostic accuracy for men and women in detecting hepatic steatosis using quantitative ultrasound

M Byenfeldt, J Kihlberg, P Nasr, C Grönlund… - European …, 2024 - Springer
Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic performance of ultrasound guided attenuation
parameter (UGAP) for evaluating liver fat content with different probe forces and body …

Protocol of quantitative ultrasound techniques for noninvasive assessing of hepatic steatosis after bariatric surgery

B Chen, Q Lu, B Hu, D Sun, T Ying - Frontiers in Surgery, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery can effectively improve steatosis,
necroinflammatory activity, and hepatic fibrosis in individuals diagnosed with morbid obesity …

Water-fat magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of human fetal adipose tissue

SA Giza - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Adipose tissue is crucial for providing heat and energy to infants, especially at transitions
such as birth and therefore must begin developing in utero. This development may be …

Early Markers of Metabolic Dysregulation in Obese Individuals-Identification at Baseline and Effect of Modest Weight Loss

VT Isaksen - 2023 - munin.uit.no
Background: Evidence suggests that the link between obesity and chronic lifestyle disease
is chronic, low-grade inflammation. Leptin and adiponectin play principal roles in inducing …