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Thermoacoustic ultrasound assessment of liver steatosis - a novel approach for MASLD diagnosis

2025-12-15 gastroenterology Title + abstract only
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Background/ObjectivesMetabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) is a global health crisis, but current diagnostics are limited. Liver biopsy is invasive, magnetic resonance imaging-proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) is expensive, and quantitative ultrasound methods are low-accuracy, especially in patients with a high body mass index (BMI). This study introduces a novel thermo-acoustic (TA) method that generates ultrasound signals based on tissue electrical conductivity,...

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