Despite appearances, lean individuals can develop non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), now known as metabolic ...

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound and FibroScan could potentially be used to measure and monitor any changes in the liver in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and nonalcoholic fatty liver ...

FibroScan is a painless, non-invasive exam that assesses and monitors liver stiffness to detect NAFLD in its earliest stages, even when the individual is asymptomatic.

Fatty liver disease is a growing epidemic, but it’s one where early detection and dietary interventions offer a hopeful path ...

After designing an algorithm for NAFLD screening, GIA performed 1,800 examinations with FibroScan in the first year of the program and 2,800 in the second year. Now, two years into offering the scans, ...

Fatty liver disease is often silent until it becomes severe. ... Intermediate and severe-risk patients may undergo a test called a FibroScan, ...

FibroScan is supported by over 3,500 peer-reviewed publications and 160 international guidelines. Examinations are covered by Medicare, Medicaid and many insurance plans. For more information ...

“If someone has fatty liver, they can change their lifestyle and diet, and we can use the Fibroscan again down the road to compare the results and see if the disease is progressing or regressing.” ...

The following is a summary of “Association between triglyceride-glucose related indices and at-risk NASH in U.S. adults with NAFLD: results from NHANES 2017-2020,” published in the June 2025 issue of ...

A FibroScan could spot signs of fatty liver disease. BELMONTE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY. In 2022, a survey of 102 countries covering 86 per cent of the world’s population found that not one had a ...

Fatty liver disease is often silent until it becomes severe. ... Intermediate and severe-risk patients may undergo a test called a FibroScan, ...

Doctors use the NAFLD fibrosis score to predict how much scarring there is in the liver. Learn when it's used, how the score is calculated, and how to interpret results.