CAP | Stiffness and steatosis simultaneously measured based on VCTE. | High rates of missed or wrong diagnosis in the patients with a high stage of steatosis and obesity. |
CT | Steatosis by measurement of attenuation, which is correlated with the degree of intrahepatic fat accumulation. | Radiations. |
MR | Steatosis by signal intensity differences on opposed-phase or fat saturation. | Price and equipment. |
MR-PDFF | Steatosis by dividing all protons in the liver using MRI-visible protons bound to fat. | Price and equipment. |
MRE | Stiffness based on shear wave propagation using MR modality. | Price and equipment. |
US | Steatosis based on appearance of hepatomegaly with hyperechogenic hepatic tissues, vascular blurring, and deep attenuation. | Accuracy may be affected by the presence of severe fibrosis or morbid obesity or in individuals with mild steatosis. |
VCTE | Stiffness by quantifying the speed of shear wave emitted by a vibrator in the intercostal space and followed by US. | Detection limited to a local scale of the tissue. |