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Lead
Philips Clinical & Medical Affairs Global
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Must be at least 18 years old and able to provide written informed consent
Must attest to absent or minimal alcohol consumption (i.e. \< 2 alcoholic beverages per day for women and \< 3 alcoholic beverages per day for men, where an alcoholic beverage is defined as 12 oz. of regular beer, 5 oz. of wine, or 1.5 oz. of distilled spirits).
Must be eligible for a standard abdominal ultrasound examination and standard non-contrast MRI examination.
At least one of the following criteria must also be met: Overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25); Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes; Diagnosed with hypercholesterolemia; Diagnosed with or clinically suspected of having NAFLD/NASH
You may not be if
Evidence of moderate/heavy/binge alcohol consumption exceeding the thresholds above
Evidence of hepatotoxicity
History of chronic liver disease (e.g., viral, cholestatic, or autoimmune).
Use of drugs associated with hepatic steatosis
Subjects anticipated or planned to undergo any diagnostic or therapeutic intervention during enrollment period that, at discretion of the Investigator, may affect liver fat content
Hepatic lesions that cannot be excluded from the imaging field during ultrasound LFQ data acquisition
History of previous liver surgery or hepatic implants that, at the discretion of the Investigator, may adversely impact ultrasound or MRI image quality or the subject's eligibility to undergo ultrasound or MRI
