Quick assessment with controlled attenuation parameter for hepatic steatosis in children based on MRI-PDFF as the gold standard.
Jaeseung ShinMyung-Joon KimHyun Joo ShinHaesung YoonSeung KimHong KohMi-Jung LeePublished in: BMC pediatrics (2019)
In children with NAFLD, CAP showed excellent diagnostic performance for differentiating presence and absence of hepatic steatosis using a cutoff value of 241 dB/m. However, CAP was limited in evaluating grades of steatosis, especially in children with BMI > 30 kg/m2.