Diagnosis of Fatty Liver with Outpatient Ultrasound

Medical College of Wisconsin

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Liver Steatoses

Treatments: Device: outpatient evaluation of fatty liver

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03542578

PRO00029401

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will evaluate whether ultrasound performed during outpatient visit is effective in early diagnosis of fatty liver.

Full description

All patients presenting to dedicated hepatology clinic with concern for fatty liver will be evaluated by ultrasound. This will be compared with standard imaging performed for this condition. The data will be compared for effectiveness of outpatient evaluation with dedicated imaging currently practiced

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• all patients presenting to dedicated clinic

Exclusion criteria

• presence of ascites, inability to give consent to have study