Non-invasive diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. A critical appraisal

Volume: 58, Issue: 5, Pages: 1007 - 1019
Published: May 1, 2013
Abstract
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects one in every three subjects in the occidental world. The vast majority will not progress, but a relevant minority will develop liver cirrhosis and its complications. The classical gold standard for diagnosing and staging NAFLD and assessing fibrosis is liver biopsy (LB). However, it has important sample error issues and subjectivity in the interpretation, apart from a small but real risk of...
Paper Details
Title
Non-invasive diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. A critical appraisal
Published Date
May 1, 2013
Volume
58
Issue
5
Pages
1007 - 1019
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