Noninvasive quantitative estimation of hepatic steatosis by ultrasound: a comparison of the hepato-renal index and ultrasound attenuation index.

Aims: To compare the accuracy of the ultrasound attenuation index (USAI) and hepato-renal index (HRI) for the diagnosis of hepatic steatosis (HS).Material and Methods: Two hundred and twenty-four potential living hepatic donors underwent US and subsequent US-guided liver biopsy. The USAI was calcula...

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Publicado en:	Medical Ultrasonography Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 431 - 438
Autores principales:	Heon-Ju Kwon, Kyoung Won Kim, Jin-Hee Jung, Sang Hyun Choi, Woo Kyoung Jeong, Bohyun Kim, Gi-Won Song, Sung-Gyu Lee, Kwon, Heon-Ju, Kim, Kyoung Won, Jung, Jin-Hee, Choi, Sang Hyun, Jeong, Woo Kyoung, Kim, Bohyun, Song, Gi-Won, Lee, Sung-Gyu
Formato:	research Journal Article
Publicado:	Romanian Society of Ultrasonography in Medicine & Biology Dec2016
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