Steatotic liver disease often progresses asymptomatically, with the risk of advancing to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Early detection of advanced liver disease through screening presents an opportunity ...

Understanding the differences between a healthy liver and one affected by fatty liver disease can help you take steps to protect your liver health.

Patients with high risk factors for fatty liver or with fatty liver detected on imaging should be screened using a simple lab-based risk score called the FIB-4 index. If results are normal, the test ...