Utility of Ultrasound-Guided Attenuation Parameter for Grading Steatosis With Reference to MRI-PDFF in a Large Cohort

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Kento Imajo · Yokohama City University Hospital

Hidenori Toyoda · Ogaki Municipal Hospital

Satoshi Yasuda · Ogaki Municipal Hospital

Yasuaki Suzuki · Nayoro City General Hospital

Katsutoshi Sugimoto · Tokyo Medical University

Hidekatsu Kuroda · Iwate Medical University

Tomoyuki Akita

Abstract

UGAP has excellent diagnostic accuracy for grading steatosis with reference to MRI-PDFF. Additionally, UGAP has good linearity and negligible bias, suggesting that UGAP has excellent technical performance characteristics that can be widely used in clinical trials and patient care. (UMIN Clinical Trials Registry, Number: UMIN000041196).

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Published in: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volume 20, Issue 11, pp. 2533-2541.e7

DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.11.003

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Utility of Ultrasound-Guided Attenuation Parameter for Grading Steatosis With Reference to MRI-PDFF in a Large Cohort

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