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My fibroscan said fatty liver ultrasound said slightly increased hepatic echogenicity ct or mri never picked up anything but cyst. why did this occur???

Q: my fibroscan said fatty liver ultrasound said slightly increased hepatic echogenicity ct or mri never picked up anything but cyst. why did this occur???

: The fibroscan looks at your liver differently and can see different things just as CT and MRI see the liver differently.

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The fibroscan looks at your liver differently and can see different things just as CT and MRI see the liver differently.

Answered 9/30/2021

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A member asked:

My fibroscan said fatty liver ultrasound said slightly increased hepatic echogenicity ct or mri never picked up anything but cyst. why did this occur???

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

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