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Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosis of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases

Zhou Long, Zhang Qian,She Huiyuan   

  1. Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004,China
  • Received:2014-11-18 Online:2015-07-10 Published:2016-02-19

Abstract: The accurate diagnosis and scientific management of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD) is becoming more and more urgent. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging are applied to the diagnosis of NAFLD in clinical practice, and the imaging methods for liver fat quantitation for patient with NAFLD are reviewed in this paper.

Key words: Nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases, Ultrasound, Magnetic resonance