Diagnosis of Fatty Liver with Outpatient Ultrasound

Medical College of Wisconsin500 enrolled

Overview

This study will evaluate whether ultrasound performed during outpatient visit is effective in early diagnosis of fatty liver.

All patients presenting to dedicated hepatology clinic with concern for fatty liver will be evaluated by ultrasound. This will be compared with standard imaging performed for this condition. The data will be compared for effectiveness of outpatient evaluation with dedicated imaging currently practiced

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

500

Conditions

Liver Steatoses

Interventions

outpatient evaluation of fatty liverDEVICE

outcome of ultrasound evaluation of liver in clinical outpatient settings

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * all patients presenting to dedicated clinic Exclusion Criteria: * presence of ascites, inability to give consent to have study

Locations (1)

Froedtert Hospital

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Outpatient ultrasound in diagnosis of fatty liver diagnosis

Effectiveness of outpatient evaluation by outpatient bedside ultrasound device in diagnosis of fatty liver compared to standard radiological evaluation. Comparing presence and severity of steatosis reported by standard radiological imaging with bed side imaging tool.

Time frame: Bedside evaluation performed after consent and compared with radiological imaging perfomed within 3 months of this bedside evaluation

Central Contacts

Achuthan Sourianarayanane, MD

CONTACT

4149556850 asourianar@mcw.edu

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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