Abstract
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Describe nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Discuss the use of imaging modalities in the diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Explain the difference in the use of MRI vs US in the diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Which of the following is true regarding nonalcoholic fatty liver disease? Only determined by clinical history Prevalence is 5.6% worldwide Does not develop into hepatocellular carcinoma Characterized by excessive lipids within hepatocytes Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Introduction section
Which of the following exam is most accurate in NAFLD screening? US MRI CT NM
Figure 3 depicts which qualitative score of hepatic steatosis? Normal Slight Moderate Severe
Which of the following was part of the exclusion criteria in this study? Nongravid patients Presence of fatty liver Elastography measurement of <0.15 m/s Advanced liver disease with fibrosis
According to this study, which population caused ultrasound to depict a higher grade of hepatic steatosis? Diabetics Obese Asians Women
Which percent of the patients had a BMI of greater than 30? 66.7 30.8 42.4 53.8
In this study, which US machine setting was consistently used? 5 mHz frequency Gray scale map "B" Software level 4 70 dB dynamic range