Correlation of Ultrasonographic Fatty Liver Grading with Liver Function Tests in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study
Keywords:
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Ultrasonographic grading; Liver function testsAbstract
Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common metabolicliver disorder ranging from simple steatosisto steatohepatitis, fibrosis and cirrhosis.Ultrasonography is widely used for detectingand grading hepatic steatosis, while liverfunction tests provide biochemical evidenceof hepatocellular injury, cholestasis andsynthetic dysfunction. The relationship
between ultrasonographic severity and biochemical abnormalities requires furtherevaluation.
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1. The cross-sectional design identified associations but could not establish a temporal or causal relationship between increasing hepatic steatosis and liver function-test abnormalities.




