Time to Replace Assessment of Liver Histology With MR-Based Imaging Tests to Assess Efficacy of Interventions for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Gastroenterology. 2016 Jan;150(1):7-10. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.11.016. Epub 2015 Nov 18.

Authors

Christopher D Byrne¹, Giovanni Targher²

Affiliations

¹ University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. Electronic address: cdtb@soton.ac.uk.
² University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy.

PMID: 26602219
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.11.016

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Biopsy, Needle
Chronic Disease
Diagnostic Imaging / methods
Diagnostic Imaging / trends
Female
Forecasting
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Liver Failure / prevention & control
Liver Failure / surgery*
Liver Transplantation / methods
Liver Transplantation / trends
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / trends
Male
Middle Aged
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / diagnosis*
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / pathology
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / surgery*
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
United Kingdom

Associated data

ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00760513
ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01680640