Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	7441
Country	United States

Received	2013-11-19 14:04
Peer-Review Started	2013-11-19 16:57
To Make the First Decision	2013-12-16 17:29
Return for Revision	2013-12-17 19:48
Revised	2014-01-25 08:46
Second Decision	2014-03-19 13:56
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-03-19 14:58
Articles in Press	2014-05-23 11:21
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Typeset the Manuscript	2014-05-29 18:13
Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-06-16 16:19

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Bedside ultrasound in the diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Nancy Khov, Amol Sharma and Thomas R Riley
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Nancy Khov, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Pennsylvania State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and School of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, United States. nkhov@hmc.psu.edu
Key Words	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; Liver fibrosis; Liver biopsy; Liver disease; Liver cirrhosis; Steatosis; Bedside ultrasound
Core Tip	Ultrasound is a non-invasive, widely available, and accurate tool in the detection of Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Ultrasound should be used as the first-line diagnostic test in patients with abnormal liver enzymes when other causes are excluded. Clinical risk factors, when used with ultrasound findings, have high accuracy in identifying NAFLD patients. We present an algorithm for chronic abnormal liver enzymes that illustrates the use of ultrasound in reducing the need for liver biopsy in the diagnosis of NAFLD. Clinicians should be aware of the known limitations of ultrasound, including the inability to grade or stage fibrosis in NAFLD patients.
Publish Date	2014-06-16 16:19
Citation	Khov N, Sharma A, Riley TR. Bedside ultrasound in the diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(22): 6821-6825
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i22/6821.htm
DOI	10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6821

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