2020
DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2019.0028
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Abstract: Hepatic steatosis, or fatty liver disease, occurs due to the accumulation of lipids in hepatocytes. When it becomes chronic, lobular inflammation develops and the disease can evolve to hepatic fibrosis, liver cirrhosis, or hepatocellular carcinoma. Early diagnosis is desirable because patients diagnosed in the early stage of the disease respond better to treatment. In the early stages of fatty liver disease, the physical examination is often unremarkable. Fatty liver disease and hepatic fibrosis can be diagnos… Show more

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“…With the increasing global prevalence of NAFLD, there is an unmet need for noninvasive and cost-efficient screening tools to estimate liver fibrosis early on and to identify patients at risk for NAFLD progression. There is still no consensus on the use of markers of steatosis and liver fibrosis for the initial and continued evaluation of NAFLD [21].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…With the increasing global prevalence of NAFLD, there is an unmet need for noninvasive and cost-efficient screening tools to estimate liver fibrosis early on and to identify patients at risk for NAFLD progression. There is still no consensus on the use of markers of steatosis and liver fibrosis for the initial and continued evaluation of NAFLD [21].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The more stiffened the organ due to fibrosis progression, the higher the wave propagation speed. The result is determined by the pressure measured in kPa (kilopascal), while the speed is measured in meters per second (m/s) [9][10][11] .…”
Section: Short Communicationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, structural evaluation of the renal parenchyma continues to be a challenge (10) . Ultrasound elastography has emerged as a tool to assist in the assessment of tissue stiffness, is already in use at major centers around the world, and has been the subject of a series of recent studies in the radiology literature of Brazil( 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ). Shear wave elastography (SWE) is the most effective noninvasive technique for assessing renal fibrosis after transplantation (16) and assessing tissue velocity in response to a low-frequency pulse, a low velocity being indicative of tissue stiffness (17) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%