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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. [[Contrast enhanced CT|Contrast enhanced]] CT has a [[sensitivity]] up to 84-87% and [[specificity]] of 75-86%. | |||
==CT scan== | ==CT scan== | ||
* CT without [[contrast]] is an effective test for elavating liver strucutre and liver fat content.<ref name="urlNonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Diagnosis and Management - American Family Physician2">{{cite web |url=http://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0701/p35.html |title=Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Diagnosis and Management - American Family Physician |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | * CT without [[contrast]] is an effective test for elavating liver strucutre and liver fat content.<ref name="urlNonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Diagnosis and Management - American Family Physician2">{{cite web |url=http://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0701/p35.html |title=Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Diagnosis and Management - American Family Physician |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="urlNonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Diagnosis and Management - American Family Physician">{{cite web |url=http://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0701/p35.html |title=Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Diagnosis and Management - American Family Physician |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
* CT | * Useful for evaluating hepato-biliary system and rule out other causes of liver disease. | ||
* The only limitation of a CT scan is it cannot distinguish between fatty liver disease, steatohepatitis, and steatohepatitis plus fibrosis. | |||
* Findings include: | |||
** A diffuse, low-density hepatic parenchyma | |||
** Focal fatty liver appears as a non-spherical shape without mass effect. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Contrast enhanced CT has a sensitivity up to 84-87% and specificity of 75-86%.
CT scan
- CT without contrast is an effective test for elavating liver strucutre and liver fat content.[1][2]
- Useful for evaluating hepato-biliary system and rule out other causes of liver disease.
- The only limitation of a CT scan is it cannot distinguish between fatty liver disease, steatohepatitis, and steatohepatitis plus fibrosis.
- Findings include:
- A diffuse, low-density hepatic parenchyma
- Focal fatty liver appears as a non-spherical shape without mass effect.