Ultrasonographic quantitative estimation of hepatic steatosis in children With NAFLD

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 190-195

  Shannon, Angela ^a   Alkhouri, Naim ^a   Carter Kent, Christine ^a   Monti, Lidia ^b   Devito, Rita ^b   Lopez, Rocio ^c   Feldstein, Ariel E ^a   Nobili, Valerio ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Quantitative Health Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; steatosis; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79961203306     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31821b4b61     Document Type: Article

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