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NASH Diagnosis
How is nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) diagnosed?
Your doctor will ask about your past health and any symptoms and will do a physical exam. The doctor may also do tests. For example, you may have:
- Blood tests, such as liver function tests.
- Imaging tests, such as an abdominal ultrasound, a CT scan, or an MRI.
Testing can help the doctor rule out other possible causes of fat in the liver. These include heavy alcohol use, certain medicines, and other liver diseases.
A special type of ultrasound or MRI may be done to see if a liver biopsy is needed. In a liver biopsy, a sample of liver tissue is removed and sent to a lab. A liver biopsy can show if you have scarring or the more serious type of NAFLD called NASH.