Open AccessUltrasound hepatic/renal ratio and hepatic attenuation rate for quantifying liver fat content
Author(s) -
Bo Zhang,
Fang Ding,
Tian Chen,
Lianghua Xia,
Juan Qian,
Guoyi Liu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v20.i47.17985
Subject(s) - ultrasound , fatty liver , medicine , triglyceride , endocrinology , radiology , cholesterol , disease
To establish and validate a simple quantitative assessment method for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) based on a combination of the ultrasound hepatic/renal ratio and hepatic attenuation rate.