Diagnosis of fatty liver disease

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

2001 • 2,567 citations

Simple proton spectroscopic imaging.

1984 • 2,139 citations

The utility of radiological imaging in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

2002 • 2,037 citations

The natural history of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: A follow-up study of forty-two patients for up to 21 years

1990 • 1,475 citations

Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Hepatic Steatosis in Northern Italy

2000 • 1,273 citations

Nomogram for Bayes's Theorem

1975 • 950 citations

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

2002 • 894 citations

Ultrasound scanning in the detection of hepatic fibrosis and steatosis.

1986 • 836 citations

Comparison of liver histology with ultrasonography in assessing diffuse parenchymal liver disease

1991 • 533 citations

Liver abnormalities in severely obese subjects: Effect of drastic weight loss after gastroplasty

1998 • 499 citations

Guidelines on the use of liver biopsy in clinical practice

1999 • 482 citations

Indications, methods, and outcomes of percutaneous liver biopsy in England and Wales: an audit by the British Society of Gastroenterology and the Royal College of Physicians of London.

1995 • 456 citations

Proton MR spectroscopy in quantitative in vivo determination of fat content in human liver steatosis

1995 • 386 citations

Prevalence of fatty liver in a general population of Okinawa, Japan.

1988 • 365 citations

Quantification of liver fat using magnetic resonance spectroscopy

1994 • 337 citations

Noninvasive in vivo quantitative assessment of fat content in human liver

1997 • 313 citations

Difference between liver and spleen CT numbers in the normal adult: its usefulness in predicting the presence of diffuse liver disease.

1980 • 290 citations

Fatty infiltration of the liver. Quantification by 1H localized magnetic resonance spectroscopy and comparison with computed tomography.

1993 • 256 citations

Liver Histology in a ‘Normal’ Population—Examinations of 503 Consecutive Fatal Traffic Casualties

1977 • 249 citations

Findings on liver biopsy to investigate abnormal liver function tests in the absence of diagnostic serology

2001 • 241 citations

Fatty Infiltration of the Liver

1993 • 221 citations

Sonography of diffuse benign liver disease: accuracy of pattern recognition and grading

1986 • 197 citations

Quantitative US attenuation in normal liver and in patients with diffuse liver disease: importance of fat.

1986 • 193 citations

The accuracy of ultrasound in the detection of fatty infiltration of the liver

1980 • 186 citations

Quantitative Estimation of Attenuation in Ultrasound Video Images

2000 • 183 citations

Diagnostic criteria for fatty infiltration of the liver on contrast-enhanced helical CT.

1998 • 179 citations

Fatty infiltration of the liver: quantification with phase-contrast MR imaging at 1.5 T vs biopsy.

1991 • 175 citations

Is ultrasonography useful in the assessment of diffuse parenchymal liver disease?

1985 • 128 citations

Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver: Present and Emerging Therapies

2001 • 127 citations

Prospective evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of liver ultrasonography.

1981 • 119 citations

Quantitative estimation of liver attenuation and echogenicity: normal state versus diffuse liver disease.

1987 • 104 citations

Accuracy of computed tomography in diagnosis of fatty liver.

1980 • 88 citations

Correlation of ultrasonic attenuation with pathologic fat and fibrosis in liver disease

1988 • 65 citations

The accuracy of ultrasound in the detection of cirrhosis of the liver

1979 • 64 citations

Test validity of periodic liver function tests in a population of Japanese male bank employees

2001 • 63 citations

Evaluation of Liver Steatotic and Fibrous Content by Computerized Tomography and Ultrasound

1983 • 58 citations

Qualitative Assessment of Liver for Fatty Infiltration on Contrast-Enhanced CT: Is Muscle a Better Standard of Reference Than Spleen?

1997 • 53 citations

A comparison of computed tomography, ultrasound and scintigraphy in the diagnosis of alcoholic liver disease

1984 • 46 citations