What Is a Liver Ultrasound? A liver ultrasound is a type of abdominal ultrasound, an imaging test that uses high-frequency sound waves to create pictures of the organs and structures in your abdomen, ...

Dorothy M. M. Kersten Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio; Medical Director, Liver Transplantation Program, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical ...

Fifty percent of T2DM patients also have NAFLD, confirmed via ultrasound, with elevated liver enzymes and altered lipid profiles. NAFLD and T2DM are key components of metabolic syndrome, sharing risk ...

Fatty liver disease can increase your risk of liver cancer or other types of cancer, including colorectal cancer. Many people with fatty liver disease also have other risk factors for cancer, such as ...

Steatotic liver disease (commonly called fatty liver disease) progresses silently. Even in the absence of noticeable symptoms, changes begin to unfold inside the liver. While hepatic fat accumulation ...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) can be reversed with several lifestyle changes, including diet and physical activity. NAFLD is a condition where fat builds up around the liver and is common ...

A retrospective, single-center cohort study utilized liver ultrasound, serum collection, and proteome analysis to draw associations between spinal motor neuron (SMN) protein depletion and heightened ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had right upper abdominal pain, and my doctor suspected gallbladder problems. The abdominal ultrasound showed that my gallbladder was normal, and the HIDA scan showed normal ...

People who have “belly fat” tend to have fat in and around their internal organs, including their liver. Fat in the liver—where it doesn’t belong–can cause nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), ...

MASLD and Liver Cancer: What’s the Link? Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a condition where too much fat builds up in your liver. Unlike fatty liver caused by heavy ...