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World J Hepatol. Apr 18, 2015; 7(5): 769-776
Published online Apr 18, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i5.769
Published online Apr 18, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i5.769
Importance of imaging and recent developments in diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Mustafa Koplay, Mesut Sivri, Hasan Erdogan, Alaaddin Nayman, Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty of Selcuk University, 42031 Konya, Turkey
Author contributions: All the authors contributed to this manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest: The authors have no declared conflicts of interest.
Correspondence to: Mustafa Koplay, MD, Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty of Selcuk University, the Central Campus, 42031 Konya, Turkey. koplaymustafa@hotmail.com
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Received: September 2, 2014
Peer-review started: September 2, 2014
First decision: September 28, 2014
Revised: December 27, 2014
Accepted: January 9, 2015
Article in press: January 12, 2015
Published online: April 18, 2015
Processing time: 228 Days and 22.7 Hours
Peer-review started: September 2, 2014
First decision: September 28, 2014
Revised: December 27, 2014
Accepted: January 9, 2015
Article in press: January 12, 2015
Published online: April 18, 2015
Processing time: 228 Days and 22.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease. Although liver biopsy is still the gold standard for diagnosis and staging of NAFLD, particularly for the diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), imaging methods have been increasingly accepted as noninvasive methods. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy is one of the most correct imaging methods for noninvasive evaluation of fatty liver. Elastography is primarily used for the noninvasive evaluation of liver fibrosis and NASH.