The value of transabdominal ultrasound for the evaluation of the severity of liver steatosis when compared to liver biopsy

The aim of our paper was to evaluate the value of ultrasound examination to forecast the severity of liver steatosis, the “gold standard“ for the assessment of steatosis being the liver biopsy. Material and method The study was a retrospective one, performed on 287 successive patients that undergone liver biopsy for various reasons between 2006–2007. The US evaluation was made by level II and level III ultrasonographists (according to the EFSUMB multilevel system). The steatosis, if present, was assessed by subjective quantifying the “US brightness“ of the liver and the importance of the “posterior attenuation“.…