Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

The inflammatory subtype of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, is becoming one of the most important causes of chronic liver disease. In this article, we discuss the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical and radiologic diagnosis of the subtypes of nonalcoholic fatty l...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of roentgenology (1976) 2008-04, Vol.190 (4), p.993-1002
Hauptverfasser:	Lall, Chandana G, Aisen, Alex M, Bansal, Navin, Sandrasegaran, Kumaresan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Diagnosis, Differential Diagnostic Imaging Disease Progression Fatty Liver - diagnosis Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Liver Function Tests Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas Medical sciences Other diseases. Semiology Risk Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	The inflammatory subtype of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, is becoming one of the most important causes of chronic liver disease. In this article, we discuss the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical and radiologic diagnosis of the subtypes of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. We discuss the current and evolving imaging tests in the evaluation of hepatic fatty content, inflammation, and fibrosis.
ISSN:	0361-803X 1546-3141
DOI:	10.2214/AJR.07.2052