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Reappraise of sensitivity and specificity detecting fatty liver using ultrasonography with MRI proton density fat fraction as the reference standard

Not Applicable
Conditions
Diseases of the digestive system
Registration Number
KCT0002266
Lead Sponsor
Hanyang University Seoul Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
184
Inclusion Criteria

First, between February 2014 and October 2016. adult patients with NAFLD who participated in two previous clinical trials (clinical trial number are KCT 0001480 and KCT 0001588, https://cris.nih.go.kr/cris/index.jsp) performed at a single institution and the baseline patient data will be used in this study.
Second, adult consecutive patients (age : 20-75 years) underwent magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) who were hospitalized for suspicious viral hepatic disorders and biliary disease between February 2014 and October 2016 and performed US simultaneously will be included. The interval between US and MRI should be equal or less than 7 days.

Exclusion Criteria

1) > 7 days interval between MRI PDFF and abdominal ultrasonography
2) age = 19 years
3) primary or secondary hepatic malignancy
4) acute infectious disease

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis of hepatic steatosis using ultrasonography
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Positive predictive value and negative predictive value for diagnosis of hepatic steatosis using ultrasonography
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