The Severity of Ultrasonographic Findings in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Reflects the Metabolic Syndrome and Visceral Fat Accumulation

Hamaguchi, Masahide; Kojima, Takao; Itoh, Yoshito; Harano, Yuichi; Fujii, Kota; Nakajima, Tomoaki; Kato, Takahiro; Takeda, Noriyuki; Okuda, Junichi; Ida, Kazunori; Kawahito, Yutaka; Yoshikawa, Toshikazu; Okanoue, Takeshi

doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01526.x

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The Severity of Ultrasonographic Findings in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Reflects the Metabolic Syndrome and Visceral Fat Accumulation

Published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology • Sep 25, 2007

Authors:

Masahide Hamaguchi

Takao Kojima

Yoshito Itoh

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is closely associated with the metabolic syndrome. AIM: We evaluated the association among the metabolic syndrome, visceral fat accumulation, and the severity of fatty liver with a new scoring system of ultrasonographic findings in apparently heal...

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Medicine

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Metabolic syndrome

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