Steatosis severity affects the diagnostic performances of noninvasive fibrosis tests in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Sae Kyung JooWon Kim Donghee KimJung Ho KimSohee OhKook Lae LeeMee Soo ChangYong Jin JungYoung Ho SoMyoung Seok LeeJeong Mo BaeByeong Gwan Kim

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

Steatosis severity may affect the diagnostic performances of noninvasive fibrosis tests in patients with NAFLD. The application of different tools should be tailored for various NAFLD subgroups to optimize noninvasive fibrosis assessments.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
liver fibrosis
high fat diet
high fat diet induced
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle