Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is estimated to afflict approximately 1 billion
individuals worldwide. In a subset of NAFLD patients, who have the progressive form of …

The pathophysiology of NAFL and NASH is complex and numerous intermediaries are
involved. Each year brings new and exciting developments as pieces of the …

We present here the first update of the 2013 EFSUMB (European Federation of Societies for
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology) Guidelines and Recommendations on the clinical use …

Abstract The World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) has
produced these guidelines for the use of elastography techniques in liver disease. For each …

Chronic liver diseases often result in the development of liver fibrosis and ultimately,
cirrhosis. Treatment strategies and prognosis differ greatly depending on the severity of liver …

Our understanding of the natural history of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and the potential
for therapy of the resultant disease is continuously improving. New data have become …

Tissue stiffness has long been known to be a biomarker of tissue pathology. Ultrasound
elastography measures tissue mechanical properties by monitoring the response of tissue to …

Many pathological processes cause marked changes in the mechanical properties of tissue.
MR elastography (MRE) is a noninvasive MRI based technique for quantitatively assessing …

Real-time shear wave elastography (SWE) is a novel, noninvasive method to assess liver
fibrosis by measuring liver stiffness. This single-center study was conducted to assess the …

Background The amyloid fibril deposits that cause systemic amyloidosis always contain the
nonfibrillar normal plasma protein, serum amyloid P component (SAP). The drug (R)-1-[6 …