Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	10769
Country	Italy

Received	2014-04-18 10:55
Peer-Review Started	2014-04-18 16:05
To Make the First Decision	2014-05-14 13:45
Return for Revision	2014-05-16 15:10
Revised	2014-06-12 07:48
Second Decision	2014-06-27 17:42
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-06-27 17:59
Articles in Press	2014-06-27 18:16
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	CEUS and Fibroscan in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Sila Cocciolillo, Giustino Parruti and Leonardo Marzio
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Corresponding Author	Sila Cocciolillo, MD, Digestive Physiopathology Unit, Gabriele d’Annunzio University, Pescara Civic Hospital, Via Fonte Romana 8, 65124 Pescara, Italy. s_sila2000@yahoo.it
Key Words	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; Contrast-enhanced ultrasound; Fibroscan; Hepatic blood flow; Liver stiffness
Core Tip	The use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) assisted by dedicated software (Qontrast?) in combination with Fibroscan examination could provide a non-invasive tool to evaluate the level of fatty-liver disease. In this study, we found that there were reductions in portal and intra-parenchymal blood flow in patients affected by non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), whereas liver stiffness was increased only in NASH patients. Qontrast?-assisted CEUS could be used to quantify early changes in intra-parenchymal liver flow before the onset of fibrosis.
Publish Date	2014-07-25 16:43
Citation	Cocciolillo S, Parruti G, Marzio L. CEUS and Fibroscan in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. World J Hepatol 2014; 6(7): 496-503
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v6/i7/496.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v6.i7.496

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