Imaging techniques for assessing hepatic fat content in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), an emerging clinical entity with worldwide recognition, is today the most common cause of abnormal liver function tests among adults in the United States. In Mexico City, its prevalence has been reported by our group to be around 14%, but its incidence is hi...

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Main Authors: Ernesto Roldan-Valadez, Rafael Favila, Manuel Martínez-López, Misael Uribe, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-07-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119318502