ULTRASOUND SCREENING FOR FATTY LIVER IN DIABETIC AND NON-DIABETIC PATIENTS
1Farzeen Zehra (B.S. Hons. RIT), 2Sidra Rasheed (B.S Hons. RIT), 3Syed Zaigham Ali Shah (B.Sc. Hons. MIT)
1Radiographer, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
2Radiographer, Canal View Diagnostic Centre (CVDC) Lahore, Pakistan
3Chief Radiology Technologist, Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) Skardu, Pakistan
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Fatty liver is a disease in which fat accumulates in hepatic cells. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease develops when a person does not consume alcohol. The most frequent liver condition is NAFLD. Ultrasonography is a gold standard modality for the screening of fatty liver disease. The risk of diabetes mellitus increases in patients having fatty liver disease. Objective: To screen out the patients of diabetic and non-diabetic. Material and Method: It was a cross-sectional study. This study included patients with NAFLD and diabetes mellitus. From the Radiology department, ultrasonographic reports of patients having fatty liver disease were taken during the period of 7 months, from September 2020 to April 2021. This study included both sexes included. Based on grades of fatty land presence or absence of diabetes mellitus, patients were categorized into groups. Results: Out of 120 patients, 90 were diabetic and had fatty liver disease detected by ultrasonography. There was a risk of acquiring diabetes mellitus as the severity of a fatty liver increased. Conclusion: There was a linear relationship between non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) and diabetes mellitus (DM). It is suggested that patients with NAFLD should check their blood glucose levels routinely.
KEYWORDS: Fatty Infiltration, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Sonography, Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM)