Imaging Modalities in Pediatric NAFLD

Watch a video presentation of this article Pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) comprises a spectrum of disease that can be simplified into two categories: (1) isolated/simple steatosis, 70% to 75% of cases, defined by excess liver fat without inflammation or cellular injury; and (2) nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), 25% to 30% of cases.1 Unlike isolated steatosis, NASH reflects reactive inflammation and liver damage associated...