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. 2014 Jul 21;20(27):9026–9037. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i27.9026

Table 3.

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis clinical research network nonalcoholic fatty liver disease scoring system

Steatosis grade Lobular inflammation Liver cell ballooning
0: < 5% 0: No foci 0: None
1: 5%-33% 1: < 2 foci per 200 × field 1: Few ballooned hepatocytes
2: 34%-66% 2: 2-4 foci per 200 × field 2: Many ballooned hepatocytes
3: > 66% 3: > 4 foci per 200 × field

Reproduced with permission[65]. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score (NAS): Steatosis + inflammation + ballooning. Fibrosis, 0: None; 1: Perisinusoidal or periportal; 1A: Mild, zone 3 perisinusoidal; 1B: Moderate, zone 3 perisinusoidal; 1C: Portal, periportal; 2: Perisinusoidal and portal/periportal; 3: Bridging fibrosis; 4: Cirrhosis.