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Non-invasive diagnosis of liver steatosis: ready for primetime?

Author(s) -

Nicolas Goossens

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0036-7672

DOI - 10.4414/smw.2019.20108

Subject(s) - medicine , steatosis , liver biopsy , context (archaeology) , fatty liver , liver steatosis , liver disease , incidence (geometry) , biopsy , disease , gastroenterology , radiology , pathology , paleontology , physics , optics , biology

The formal diagnosis of hepatic steatosis relies on liver histology based on a liver biopsy, which is an invasive procedure that is not required in the majority of cases. Due to the high prevalence of liver steatosis, in particular in the context of an increase in NAFLD incidence, there has been renewed interest in use of non-invasive tools to assess the presence of liver disease.

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