A novel molecular imaging agent targeting glypican-3 (GPC3) has demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity in detecting hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), including tumors smaller than one centimeter, ...

Statins lower artery-clogging cholesterol and cut risks of cardiovascular disease, heart attacks and strokes. But are the drugs helpful if you have fatty liver disease, or can they be harmful? We ...

Waist-to-height ratio had a better predictive value than BMI in assessing liver fibrosis and steatosis outcomes across ages and racial groups.

HealthDay News — Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) outperforms body mass index (BMI) in detecting the risk for liver disease, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of the ...

Background Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) affects over 30% of the general population and is ...

Histology data included fibrosis stage, percent steatosis, inflammation grade and type, ballooning degeneration, Mallory bodies, and cholestasis. Only the initial liver biopsy was evaluated in ...

Steatotic liver disease is the overarching term for conditions characterised by abnormal lipid accumulation in the liver (liver or hepatic steatosis). Steatotic liver disease encompasses what was ...

Moreover, the current gold standard for diagnosis, liver biopsy, is an invasive technique, so its use is only advisable in subjects suspected of having fatty liver disease, and it cannot be used ...

Further, improvement in liver fibrosis by at least one stage without worsening of MASH was reported among 30% vs. 14% in ITT and 41% vs. 18% in mITT and by at least two stages among 20% vs. 2% in ...

Our previous meta-analysis showed that the prevalence of hepatic steatosis (HS) among patients with CHB was 32.83%. 7 Both CHB and HS are predominant contributors to chronic liver injury, ...

BACKGROUND: Arterial stiffening may contribute to the pathogenesis of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease. We aimed to assess relations of vascular hemodynamic measures with ...

The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD ... and MRI-PDFF and MRS have a strong association with histology to detect and grade steatosis and may be used as reference standards ...