Congratulations to Dr Edwards and the research team behind our Ultrasound Liver Fat Quantification project. This research has been awarded an Australasian Sonographers Association Research Grant. This new study in collaboration between the QUT, The Princess Alexandra Hepatology unit, the Herston Imaging Research Facility and Siemens Healthineers, is investigating advanced ultrasound quantification methods to measure liver fat (steatosis). Ultrasound-based liver fat quantification is a non-invasive method based on attenuation and backscatter properties of the ultrasound beam. The key objective of this project is establishing a robust imaging protocol and demonstrating ultrasound as a dependable alternative to MRI to estimate liver fat percentage.
For more information, check out the project here.
