Diagnosis of hepatic steatosis based on ultrasound attenuation imaging is not influenced by liver fibrosis.

Aim: Recently, a new technique using attenuation imaging (ATI) was developed to diagnose hepatic steatosis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether ATI for the evaluation of hepatic steatosis is influenced by liver fibrosis.

Methods: A total of 328 patients with chronic liver disease were enrolled to study the associations between histological hepatic steatosis or liver fibrosis and ATI findings.

Association of liver stiffness and steatosis with hepatocellular carcinoma development in patients with hepatitis C virus infection who received direct-acting antiviral therapy and achieved sustained virological response.

Aim: The pathogenic process underlying the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is not yet clear in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus who receive direct-acting antiviral therapy and achieve sustained virological response. This study investigated two risk factors for HCC in these patients; specifically, hepatic fibrosis and steatosis.

Methods: A total of 355 patients in whom hepatitis C virus was eradicated by direct-acting antiviral were evaluated.