Specificity of unenhanced CT for non-invasive diagnosis of hepatic steatosis: implications for the investigation of the natural history of incidental steatosis.

Objectives: To determine a highly specific liver attenuation threshold at unenhanced CT for biopsy-proven moderate to severe hepatic steatosis (≥30% at histology).Methods: 315 asymptomatic adults (mean age ± SD, 31.5 ± 10.1 years; 207 men, 108 women) underwent same-day unenhanced liver CT and ultras...

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Published in:	European Radiology Vol. 22; no. 5; pp. 1075 - 1083
Main Authors:	Pickhardt PJ, Park SH, Hahn L, Lee SG, Bae KT, Yu ES, Pickhardt, Perry J, Park, Seong Ho, Hahn, Luke, Lee, Sung-Gyu, Bae, Kyongtae T, Yu, Eun Sil
Format:	research Journal Article
Published:	Springer Nature May2012
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