The use of ultrasound in clinical setting for children affected by NAFLD: is it safe and accurate?

The use of ultrasound in clinical setting for children affected by NAFLD: is it safe and accurate?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become over the last decade the most common form of chronic liver disease in children and adults. Thus, establishing the diagnosis of NAFLD is of utmost importance and represents a major challenge as the disease is ge...

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Main Authors: Alisi Anna, Monti Lidia, Corte Claudia, Nobili Valerio, Feldstein Ariel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:http://www.ijponline.net/content/37/1/36
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spelling doaj-a8ec62e959c648e3b8e99a21a090035a2020-11-24T20:43:31ZengBMCItalian Journal of Pediatrics1720-84241824-72882011-08-013713610.1186/1824-7288-37-36The use of ultrasound in clinical setting for children affected by NAFLD: is it safe and accurate?Alisi AnnaMonti LidiaCorte ClaudiaNobili ValerioFeldstein Ariel<p>Abstract</p> <p>Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become over the last decade the most common form of chronic liver disease in children and adults. Thus, establishing the diagnosis of NAFLD is of utmost importance and represents a major challenge as the disease is generally silent and the current gold standard for diagnosis is an invasive liver biopsy, a procedure that is not suitable for screening purposes. Many non-invasive diagnostic tools have been evaluated so far. Recently the utility of ultrasonography for non-invasive diagnosis and estimation of hepatic steatosis has been demonstrated in a large prospective pediatric study.</p> http://www.ijponline.net/content/37/1/36
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Monti Lidia
Corte Claudia
Nobili Valerio
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The use of ultrasound in clinical setting for children affected by NAFLD: is it safe and accurate?
Italian Journal of Pediatrics
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Monti Lidia
Corte Claudia
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title The use of ultrasound in clinical setting for children affected by NAFLD: is it safe and accurate?
title_short The use of ultrasound in clinical setting for children affected by NAFLD: is it safe and accurate?
title_full The use of ultrasound in clinical setting for children affected by NAFLD: is it safe and accurate?
title_fullStr The use of ultrasound in clinical setting for children affected by NAFLD: is it safe and accurate?
title_full_unstemmed The use of ultrasound in clinical setting for children affected by NAFLD: is it safe and accurate?
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series Italian Journal of Pediatrics
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1824-7288
publishDate 2011-08-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become over the last decade the most common form of chronic liver disease in children and adults. Thus, establishing the diagnosis of NAFLD is of utmost importance and represents a major challenge as the disease is generally silent and the current gold standard for diagnosis is an invasive liver biopsy, a procedure that is not suitable for screening purposes. Many non-invasive diagnostic tools have been evaluated so far. Recently the utility of ultrasonography for non-invasive diagnosis and estimation of hepatic steatosis has been demonstrated in a large prospective pediatric study.</p>
url http://www.ijponline.net/content/37/1/36
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