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Published in: Italian Journal of Pediatrics 1/2011

Open Access 01-12-2011 | Commentary

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

Authors: Valerio Nobili, Claudia Della Corte, Lidia Monti, Anna Alisi, Ariel Feldstein

Published in: Italian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

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.
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Metadata
Title
The use of ultrasound in clinical setting for children affected by NAFLD: is it safe and accurate?
Authors
Valerio Nobili
Claudia Della Corte
Lidia Monti
Anna Alisi
Ariel Feldstein
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Italian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1824-7288
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-37-36

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