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==Overview==
==Overview==
Imaging is often ordered in the workup of suspected NAFLD.Problematically, ultrasound of fatty liver reveals a hyperechoic echotexture - a so-called 'bright liver' - that can often be indistinguishable from [[fibrosis]] and generally cannot reliably delineate NAFLD from [[NASH]]. CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of NAFDL, which include structure of the liver.
Imaging is often ordered in the workup of suspected NAFLD.Problematically, ultrasound of fatty liver reveals a hyperechoic echotexture - a so-called 'bright liver' - that can often be indistinguishable from [[fibrosis]] and generally cannot reliably delineate NAFLD from [[NASH]]. CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of NAFLD, which include the structure of the liver. But using CT is limited because of the exposure to ionizing radiation. <ref name="urlNonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Diagnosis and Management - American Family Physician">{{cite web |url=http://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0701/p35.html |title=Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Diagnosis and Management - American Family Physician |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
 
==CT scan==


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Imaging is often ordered in the workup of suspected NAFLD.Problematically, ultrasound of fatty liver reveals a hyperechoic echotexture - a so-called 'bright liver' - that can often be indistinguishable from fibrosis and generally cannot reliably delineate NAFLD from NASH. CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of NAFLD, which include the structure of the liver. But using CT is limited because of the exposure to ionizing radiation. [1]

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  1. "Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Diagnosis and Management - American Family Physician".

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