Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Hepatol. Apr 18, 2015; 7(5): 769-776
Published online Apr 18, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i5.769
Figure 1
Figure 1 Ultrasonographic images show the hepatosteatosis stages. A: Grade 1: mild fatty liver; B: Grade 2: moderate fatty liver; C: Grade 3: severe fatty liver.
Figure 2
Figure 2 Computed tomography evaluation of fatty liver using a liver-to-spleen attenuation difference with unenhanced computed tomography. A: Diffuse fatty infiltration of liver with attenuation much lower than the spleen on visual analysis; B: Multiple regions-of-interest (white circles, ROIs) show mean hepatic attenuation (25 HU) and splenic attenuation (51 HU) with -26 HU liver-to-spleen attenuation difference, pointing to moderate-to-severe hepatosteatosis.
Figure 3
Figure 3 Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of fatty liver using chemical shift imaging. A: In-phase image; B: Out-of-phase image. When out-of-phase image is compared with in-phase images, it shows the signal intensity decrease.
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Figure 4 Magnetic resonance spectroscopy image shows a lipid peak in a case of grade 3 hepatosteatosis.