Attenuation Imaging in Hepatic Steatosis

Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital120 enrolled

Overview

For obese and normal-weight children, the investigators assess the diagnostic performance of attenuation imaging (ATI) in the detection of hepatic steatosis in children.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Hepatic Steatosis Obesity, Childhood Ultrasonography

Interventions

Attenuation imaging in ultrasonographyDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Attenuation imaging in ultrasonography

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 17 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * BMI of 85th percentile or less Exclusion Criteria: * congenital anomaly including heart, intestine, kidney * acute hepatitis * congenital hepatic anomaly

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Diagnostic performance of attenuation imaging

The diagnostic performance of attenuation imaging in US in the detection of hepatic steatosis

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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