What Is a Liver Ultrasound? A liver ultrasound is a type of abdominal ultrasound, an imaging test that uses high-frequency sound waves to create pictures of the organs and structures in your abdomen, ...

Dorothy M. M. Kersten Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio; Medical Director, Liver Transplantation Program, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical ...

Fifty percent of T2DM patients also have NAFLD, confirmed via ultrasound, with elevated liver enzymes and altered lipid profiles. NAFLD and T2DM are key components of metabolic syndrome, sharing risk ...

If you’re in menopause, you may be more likely to get new health problems because of changes that happen when your body stops producing estrogen. One of these health problems can be nonalcoholic fatty ...

I am seeing fatty liver more frequently as an incidental finding in patients undergoing abdominal ultrasound for GI complaints without a history of alcohol abuse or liver disease (particularly in ...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) can be reversed with several lifestyle changes, including diet and physical activity. NAFLD is a condition where fat builds up around the liver and is common ...

Have you heard of fatty liver disease? If you said no, you are not alone. Many Americans are unaware of this silent epidemic and potentially deadly disease. As a former transplant hepatologist, it is ...

Six out of ten people with type 2 diabetes had fatty liver in a new study from Linköping University. Of these, only a small percentage had developed more severe liver disease. The study, published in ...

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed an AI model that can detect fatty liver disease from routine chest X-rays with over 80 % accuracy, offering a low-cost, widely accessible ...