Usefulness of the index of NASH - ION for the diagnosis of steatohepatitis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver: An external validation study.

Ramy YouneChiara RossoSalvatore PettaMonica CuccoMilena MariettiGian Paolo CavigliaAlessia CiancioMaria Lorena AbateCalogero CammàAntonina SmedileAntonio CraxìGiorgio Maria SaraccoElisabetta Bugianesi

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2017)

ION is not feasible for the non-invasive diagnosis of NASH across different populations of NAFLD patients, mainly because its limited reproducibility in non-obese subjects.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
adipose tissue
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
liver injury
patient reported outcomes
drug induced