医学
脂肪性肝炎
脂肪肝
脂肪变性
肝硬化
肝细胞癌
酒精性肝病
非酒精性脂肪肝
瞬态弹性成像
超声波
慢性肝病
肝病
纤维化
疾病
放射科
重症监护医学
病理
内科学
肝纤维化
作者
Xin Guan,Hao Chen,Hui‐Xiong Xu
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.ejrad.2022.110450
摘要
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects almost one quarter of adults worldwide, and its progressive subtype, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis can progress to advanced fibrosis/cirrhosis and even hepatocellular carcinoma. It is critical to screen and grade NAFLD patients for management decisions to rationalize the utilization of medical resources. Conventional ultrasound is widely applied for NAFLD screening, however, some inherent weaknesses hinder its utility. This limitation has spurred the development of acoustic parameters-based quantitative ultrasound techniques that allow a more accurate evaluation of the histological features of NAFLD (e.g. steatosis, necroinflammation, fibrosis/cirrhosis). Herein, this paper reviews the research advances in emerging ultrasound techniques for screening and surveillance across NAFLD spectrum and summarize their principles, feasibility, accuracy, reproducibility, and limitations of each technique. The challenges and future directions are also discussed to advance clinical practice.
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