Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Modern Imaging Modalities
A. Yu. Babenko,
M. Yu. Laevskaya,
A. R. Meltonian
et al.
Abstract:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease worldwide and one of the most common cause of liver transplantation in developed countries. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is an important risk factor for NAFLD. Additionally, T2DM is believed to accelerate the progression of NAFLD. Therefore, the use of different imaging modalities in this patient cohort appears to be more important than in patients with NAFLD without diabetes mellitus. Moreover, NAFLD is often overlooked i… Show more
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