Usefulness of ultrasonographic estimation of preperitoneal and subcutaneous fat thickness in the dia...
Usefulness of ultrasonographic estimation of preperitoneal and subcutaneous fat thickness in the diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in diabetic patients
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Tokyo: Springer Japan
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English
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) have been regarded as the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome. Abdominal wall fat index (AFI), defined as the ratio of preperitoneal and subcutaneous fat thickness in the abdomen estimated by ultrasonography (US), has been shown to be useful in scree...
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Usefulness of ultrasonographic estimation of preperitoneal and subcutaneous fat thickness in the diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in diabetic patients
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1735330172
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1735330172
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1346-4523
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1613-2254
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10.1007/s10396-015-0615-7
