Blar i forfatter Prosjektoppgave forskerlinja i medisin "Isaksen, Victoria Therese"
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Hepatic steatosis detected by ultrasonography as a predictor of insulin resistance in obese patients
Isaksen, Victoria Therese (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-10-31)Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is closely related to the Metabolic syndrome. A significant feature of NAFLD is the presence of hepatic steatosis, which can be assessed by ultrasonography, by measuring the hepatorenal index (HRI), a comparison of liver and kidney acoustic echo densities. This study aims to investigate if HRI can predict insulin resistance. Ninety participants from the obesity ...