Accuracy of controlled attenuation parameter compared with ultrasound for detecting hepatic steatosis in children with severe obesity.

Objectives: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) on FibroScan in detecting and grading steatosis in a screening setting and perform a head-to-head comparison with conventional B-mode ultrasound.

Methods: Sixty children with severe obesity (median BMI z-score 3.37; median age 13.