Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Proton Density Fat Fraction vs. Transient Elastography-Controlled Attenuation Parameter in Diagnosing Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy

• Main Authors: Shuangzhen Jia (Author), Yuzhen Zhao (Author), Jiaqi Liu (Author), Xu Guo (Author), Moxian Chen (Author), Shaoming Zhou (Author), Jianli Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background and Aim: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in children and adolescents, and its prevalence increases with obesity. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and transient elastography (TE) have been widely used to non-invasively evaluate NA...