For larger-scale studies, different indexes based on aggregate scores from anthropometric and metabolic parameters has been proposed, such as the fatty liver index, the SteatoTest® and the NAFLD liver fat score for the detection of NAFL, or NAFLD fibrosis score and fibrosis 4 calculator for ...
(p= 0.002 vs.p= 0.06). These MFI findings about age and sex dependences are consistent with early studies that have established that fat infiltration, which is detrimental to normal tissue functions, tends to worsen with aging in a variety of organs, such as the liver, heart, and skeletal...
Measurements were made in two ROIs (of at least 1 cm2) frequently on the right liver. The results are expressed as R2* in Hertz (Hz) and converted in T2* (ms) (T2* in ms = 1000/R2* in Hz) with a local homemade calculator [15,18]. Normal T2* LIC values were set at ≥ 15...