Imaging prediction of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis using computed tomography texture analysis.

Shotaro NaganawaKenichiro EnookuRyosuke TateishiHiroyuki AkaiKoichiro YasakaJunji ShibaharaTetsuo UshikuOsamu AbeKuni OhtomoShigeru Kiryu

Published in: European radiology (2018)

• In patients without suspicion of fibrosis, NECT texture analysis effectively predicted NASH. • The mean without filtration and skewness with a 2-mm filter were modest predictors of NASH in patients without suspicion of liver fibrosis. • Hepatic fibrosis masks the characteristic texture features of NASH.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
liver fibrosis
ejection fraction
magnetic resonance imaging
prognostic factors
contrast enhanced
patient reported outcomes
chronic kidney disease
fluorescence imaging