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Diagnosis of fatty liver by computed tomography coronary artery calcium score
Author(s) -
Kerut Sarah E.,
Balart John T.,
Kerut Edmund K.,
McMullan Michael R.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.13545
Subject(s) - medicine , cirrhosis , fatty liver , steatosis , coronary artery disease , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , calcification , cardiology , artery , calcium , radiology , disease
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease may range from simple steatosis to fibrosis and cirrhosis. It is associated with the development of coronary artery calcification and appears to be an independent predictor of future adverse cardiovascular events. As the presence of a fatty liver appears to portray an independent increased risk, it may be beneficial to note this on coronary artery calcium scoring reports. Determination of fatty liver is relatively easy to perform. We discuss the method used by the Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis ( MESA ) study for determination of fatty liver from CT coronary artery calcium scoring acquisitions, which may be implemented in clinical analysis.