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Muscle alterations are independently associated with significant fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Yun-Cheng HsiehSae Kyung JooBo Kyung KooHan-Chieh LinWon Kim
Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2020)
Muscle alterations and visceral adiposity assessed by CT are associated with significant fibrosis in NAFLD. LSMM and myosteatosis have additive values in prediction of significant fibrosis.
Keyphrases
  • skeletal muscle
  • liver fibrosis
  • insulin resistance
  • computed tomography
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • magnetic resonance
  • image quality
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • body mass index