Several non-invasive markers have been proposed to assess liver damage in NAFLD. We measured by ultrasound (US) the perihepatic adipose tsssue thickness (PATT), i.e. the thickness of the fat between the abdominal muscular layer and the hepatic surface, in addition to waist circumference, BMI, biochemistry and serum adipokines, to predict the severity of liver damage in NAFLD. In conclusion PATT and waist circumference could represent non- invasive markers predicting the severity of liver damage in NAFLD.
The perihepatic adipose tissue thichness: a non-invasive marker of NAFLD?
ORLANDO, ROCCO;PLEBANI, MARIO;
2009
Abstract
Several non-invasive markers have been proposed to assess liver damage in NAFLD. We measured by ultrasound (US) the perihepatic adipose tsssue thickness (PATT), i.e. the thickness of the fat between the abdominal muscular layer and the hepatic surface, in addition to waist circumference, BMI, biochemistry and serum adipokines, to predict the severity of liver damage in NAFLD. In conclusion PATT and waist circumference could represent non- invasive markers predicting the severity of liver damage in NAFLD.File in questo prodotto:
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