Body habitus vs. hepatic steatosis: Understanding the drivers of non-diagnostic shear wave elastography

Purpose: Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) is frequently non-diagnostic in obese patients, a key cohort at risk for liver disease. Subcutaneous fat and hepatic steatosis are suspected drivers, but their relative contribution is unknown. We compare ultrasound-guided attenuation parameter (UGAP), a marker...

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Main Authors: Sai Dhanush Reddy Jeggari, Lauren A. Ling, Kathleen R. Pope, Anthony E. Samir, Theodore T. Pierce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:WFUMB Ultrasound Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949668324000417
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