TY - JOUR
T1 - What's New in Hepatic Steatosis
AU - Virarkar, Mayur
AU - Szklaruk, Janio
AU - Jensen, Corey T.
AU - Taggart, Melissa W.
AU - Bhosale, Priya
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Kelly Kage for providing medical illustrations. Funding: No financial support/funding for the article.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2021/8
Y1 - 2021/8
N2 - Hepatic steatosis can lead to liver cancer, cirrhosis, and portal hypertension. There are two main types, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and alcoholic liver disease. The detection and quantification of hepatic steatosis with lifestyle changes can slow the evolution from NAFLD to steatohepatitis. Currently, the gold standard for the quantification of fat in the liver is biopsy, has some limitations. Hepatic steatosis is frequently detected during cross sectional imaging. Ultrasound (US), Computed Tomography (CT), and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) provide noninvasive assessment of liver parenchyma and can detect fat infiltration in the liver. However, the non-invasive quantification of hepatic steatosis by imaging has been challenging. Recent MRI techniques show great promise in the detection and quantification of liver fat. The aim of this article is to review the utilization of non-invasive imaging modalities for the detection and quantification of hepatic steatosis, to evaluate their advantages and limitations.
AB - Hepatic steatosis can lead to liver cancer, cirrhosis, and portal hypertension. There are two main types, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and alcoholic liver disease. The detection and quantification of hepatic steatosis with lifestyle changes can slow the evolution from NAFLD to steatohepatitis. Currently, the gold standard for the quantification of fat in the liver is biopsy, has some limitations. Hepatic steatosis is frequently detected during cross sectional imaging. Ultrasound (US), Computed Tomography (CT), and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) provide noninvasive assessment of liver parenchyma and can detect fat infiltration in the liver. However, the non-invasive quantification of hepatic steatosis by imaging has been challenging. Recent MRI techniques show great promise in the detection and quantification of liver fat. The aim of this article is to review the utilization of non-invasive imaging modalities for the detection and quantification of hepatic steatosis, to evaluate their advantages and limitations.
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U2 - 10.1053/j.sult.2021.03.001
DO - 10.1053/j.sult.2021.03.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 34130852
AN - SCOPUS:85103590199
SN - 0887-2171
VL - 42
SP - 405
EP - 415
JO - Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
JF - Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
IS - 4
ER -