Comparison between imaging methods (ultrasound and computed tomography) in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Detection of fatty liver diseaseDigestive System
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN39448973
- Lead Sponsor
- Saveetha University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 137
Inclusion Criteria
1. Disease group: non-alcoholic patients who have been referred by the physician to have NECT abdomen and diagnosed to have fatty liver
2. Control group: Other patients referred for NECT abdomen for any other reasons who don’t have fatty changes in the liver
3. Age 11 - 80 years
Exclusion Criteria
1. Alcoholics with cirrhosis
2. Space-occupying lesions of the liver
3. Debilitated and ventilated patients
4. Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> Measured at a single time point:<br> 1. Quantitative assessment and Grading of fatty liver by Ultrasound Elastography<br> 2. Quantitative assessment and Grading of fatty liver by Non-Enhanced Computed tomography based on Hounsfield units<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method There are no secondary outcome measures