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Ultrasound-based techniques for the diagnosis of liver steatosis

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading cause of diffuse liver disease. An accurate estimate of the fat in the liver is important in the diagnostic work-up of patients with NAFLD because the degree of liver steatosis is linked to the metabolic syndrome and the cardiovascular risk. U...

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Published in:World J Gastroenterol
Main Authors: Ferraioli, Giovanna, Soares Monteiro, Livia Beatriz
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6824276/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31686762
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i40.6053
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