Performance of the Attenuation Imaging Technology in the Detection of Liver Steatosis.

Giovanna FerraioliLaura MaiocchiGiovanni SaviettoCarmine TinelliMara NichettiMariangela RondanelliFabrizio CalliadaLorenzo PredaCarlo Filice

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2020)

Attenuation Imaging is a reliable tool for detecting liver steatosis, showing an excellent correlation with the MRI-PDFF and high performance with AUROCs of 0.90 or higher.

Keyphrases

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