Evaluation of Liver Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in Obese Patients: A Clinical Study
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: In the present scenario, the best quality level for diagnosing NAFLD is liver biopsy. In any case, liver biopsy is obtrusive and may cause genuine complexities - a technique not reasonable for screening NAFLD. Liver ultrasonic scanning is one of the regular techniques for diagnosing NAFLD, yet this strategy can be effectively influenced by subjective components. Hence; under the light of above mentioned data, we planned the present study to clinically assess the liver ultrasound findings in the diagnosis of NAFLD in obese patients. Materials & Methods: The present study clinical assessment of liver ultrasound for diagnosis of NAFLD in obese patients. A total of 100 patients were included in the present study. We obtained completed demographic and clinical details of all the patients. Liver biopsy was performed in all the patients. On the day of liver biopsy, after overnight fasting, liver ultrasound was done in all the patients. Detailed and descriptive data of all the liver ultrasound reports was obtained. Scoring of fatty liver parameter was done. All the results were evaluated by SPSS software. Results: Mean NAFLD activity score of the patients was 3.8. Mean fibrosis stage was 0.8. It was observed that echographic total score showed a considerable correlation with the steatosis grade. Conclusion: Ultrasound has certain limitations in relation to diagnosing and observing time dependent alterations of hepatic steatosis in NAFLD patients.
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Roshani Pathak, Anu Atul Kaushik, Vinay Sharma
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