Article ; Online: Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) in the evaluation of liver steatosis: data reliability in different respiratory phases and body positions.
2024 Volume 129, Issue 4, Page(s) 549–557
Abstract: Liver steatosis is the most common chronic liver disease and affects 10-24% of the general population. As the grade of disease can range from fat infiltration to steatohepatitis and cirrhosis, an early diagnosis is needed to set the most appropriate ... ...
Abstract | Liver steatosis is the most common chronic liver disease and affects 10-24% of the general population. As the grade of disease can range from fat infiltration to steatohepatitis and cirrhosis, an early diagnosis is needed to set the most appropriate therapy. Innovative noninvasive radiological techniques have been developed through MRI and US. MRI-PDFF is the reference standard, but it is not so widely diffused due to its cost. For this reason, ultrasound tools have been validated to study liver parenchyma. The qualitative assessment of the brightness of liver parenchyma has now been supported by quantitative values of attenuation and scattering to make the analysis objective and reproducible. We aim to demonstrate the reliability of quantitative ultrasound in assessing liver fat and to confirm the inter-operator reliability in different respiratory phases. We enrolled 45 patients examined during normal breathing at rest, peak inspiration, peak expiration, and semi-sitting position. The highest inter-operator agreement in both attenuation and scattering parameters was achieved at peak inspiration and peak expiration, followed by semi-sitting position. In conclusion, this technology also allows to monitor uncompliant patients, as it grants high reliability and reproducibility in different body position and respiratory phases. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/diagnosis ; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/pathology ; Reproducibility of Results ; Liver/diagnostic imaging ; Ultrasonography/methods ; Liver Cirrhosis/pathology ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-03-21 |
Publishing country | Italy |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 205751-7 |
ISSN | 1826-6983 ; 0033-8362 |
ISSN (online) | 1826-6983 |
ISSN | 0033-8362 |
DOI | 10.1007/s11547-024-01786-y |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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