Imaging patterns of fatty liver in pediatric patients
H Nursun Özcan1, Berna Oğuz, Mithat Haliloğlu
1Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. musturayk@yahoo.com.
Abstract:
Fatty liver can present as focal, diffuse, heterogeneous, and multinodular forms. Being familiar with various patterns of steatosis can enable correct diagnosis. In patients with equivocal findings on ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging can be used as a problem solving tool. New techniques are promising for diagnosis and follow-up. We review imaging patterns of steatosis and new quantitative methods such as proton density fat fraction and magnetic resonance elastography for diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children.
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