A Practical Approach to Quantitative Grayscale Ultrasound Analysis of Hepatic Steatosis in Pediatric Patients Using a Picture Archiving and Communication System-Based Tool.
Iclal Erdem ToslakJennifer E Lim-DunhamCara JoyceMarko E MarbellaPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2018)
PACS-based quantitative grayscale US quantification is a safe, accurate, and easily applicable objective method for the diagnosis of hepatic steatosis in children. A hepatorenal ratio of greater than 1.5 can be used as a conservative parameter, permitting increased confidence in discriminating hepatic steatosis from other conditions.