Steatosis
Author:
Mikael Häggström [notes 1]
Contents
Planning
Ultrasound
- Main article: Ultrasonography of steatosis
Ultrasound is a good method for screening.
Steatosis is displayed as a liver with an ecogenicity higher than usual.
Quantification can be done, but it is not as accurate as MRI.
MRI
- Main article: MRI of liver steatosis.
MRI is the most accurate method to quantify liver steatosis.
Computed tomography
CT should not be used to detect or stage liver steatosis.
Steatosis on CT is displayed as a liver with attenuation lower than usual.
CT has high sensitivity for moderate and severe steatosis, but lower for mild steatosis.
How soon
Within 2 months in Swedish practice[notes 2]
Notes
- ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Radlines:Authorship for details.
- ↑ NU Hospital Group, Sweden
