http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Digital-Portals/CT-Community/The-obesity-epidemic--The-role-of-radiology.aspx<p>Increasing incidence of obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) underscores the necessity of diagnosing fatty liver before it progresses to advanced disease states. Imaging is an efficient and safe alternative to liver biopsy for estimating liver fat. In this article, the authors identify MRI as the safest and most sensitive technique in detecting liver steatosis, and note that both MRI and CT may be used to estimate visceral fat.</p>Tuesday, 08 Feb 2011 11:14:54 GMT