The Value of Ultrasound Criteria in Screening Diagnosis for non alcoholic fatty Liver Disease

Abstract

A common method of screening diagnostic of NAFLD remained abdominal ultrasound, despite its modest sensitivity and specificity. Clinician's decision depends on the radiologist to diagnose and stage this disease. We have analyzed the most five used ultrasound criteria and liver lobes diameters from 132 patients with NAFLD. The purpose of this study was to rank the weight of these criteria at diagnosis, assess the degree of subjectivity in diagnosis, and simplify diagnosis by grouping criteria into only two factors with the aim to decrease interobserver variability.