Specificity of unenhanced CT for non-invasive diagnosis of hepatic steatosis: implications for the investigation of the natural history of incidental steatosis.

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Published in Eur Radiol on December 04, 2011

Authors

Perry J Pickhardt1, Seong Ho Park, Luke Hahn, Sung-Gyu Lee, Kyongtae T Bae, Eun Sil Yu

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, E3/311 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53792-3252, USA.

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