“MASLD and T2DM represent intersecting global epidemics with substantial clinical and public health implications,” wrote the ...

Interest in transient elastography is growing beyond its role in staging liver fibrosis to cardiology because of the relationship between hepatic dysfunction and HF. Recent work has shown that liver ...

Cholesterol crystals in the liver may stiffen the organ early in those with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)—well before scarring develops—according to new research ...

What Is a Liver Ultrasound? A liver ultrasound is a type of abdominal ultrasound, an imaging test that uses high-frequency sound waves to create pictures of the organs and structures in your abdomen, ...

The 2-step approach proves to be an efficient and practical framework for MASLD risk stratification in type 2 diabetes.

The most common gastroenterology procedure performed in 2023 was a liver elastography, according to November data from Definitive Healthcare, which will cost patients an average of $134. 8. Esophageal ...