Imaging Diagnosis and Quantification of Hepatic
Steatosis: Is it an Accepted Alternative to Needle Biopsy?
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Monica Lupsor,
Radu Badea
3rd Medical Clinic, Department
of Ultrasonography, University of Medicine
and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca
Abstract
Hepatic steatosis is a frequently encountered
disease in medical practice and it has a great importance due
to the potential evolution towards cirrhosis. The clinical and
laboratory evaluation has a quite reduced positive predictive
value. On the other hand, a series of imaging techniques may
be used for the diagnosis and quantification of steatosis:
magnetic resonance imaging, computerized tomography, and not
least, ultrasonography. The contribution
of each of the afore mentioned methods
in the diagnosis of the hepatic steatosis
will be discussed.
Key
words
Hepatic steatosis
- computerized tomography - magnetic resonance imaging - tissue
characterization
