Inter-platform reproducibility of ultrasonic attenuation and backscatter coefficients in assessing NAFLD.

Aiguo HanYingzhen N ZhangAndrew S BoehringerMichael P AndreJohn W ErdmanRohit LoombaClaude B SirlinWilliam D O'Brien

Published in: European radiology (2019)

• Ultrasonic attenuation coefficient and backscatter coefficient are reproducible between two different ultrasound platforms in adults with NAFLD. • This inter-platform reproducibility may qualify quantitative ultrasound biomarkers for generalized clinical application in patients with suspected/known NAFLD.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
high throughput
diffusion weighted imaging
ultrasound guided
contrast enhanced ultrasound
high resolution
computed tomography
mass spectrometry