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Recommendations for Imaging Liver Fat in Clinical Care
| Goal | Modality | Evidence | GRADE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supports | Does Not Support | Insufficient for Recommendation | |||
| Screen For Fatty Liver | Ultrasonography | • | 2B | ||
| MRI | • | 2C | |||
| Diagnose Fatty Liver | Ultrasonography | • | 1B | ||
| MRI | • | 1C | |||
| Exclude Fatty Liver | Ultrasonography | • | 1C | ||
| MRI | • | 1C | |||
| Grade Hepatic Steatosis | Ultrasonography | • | 1B | ||
| MRI | • | 2C | |||
| Monitor Hepatic Steatosis | Ultrasonography | • | 1B | ||
| MRI | • | 1C | |||
