U.S., Nov. 29 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07254533) titled 'Diagnosis and Quantification of Hepatic Steatosis Using Near-infrared Spectroscopy' on Nov. 17.
Brief Summary: In liver transplantation, the main problem is the shortage of grafts due to the small pool of donors. In order to increase the number of donors, grafts are increasingly being taken from older donors, known as 'expanded criteria' donors, who have liver steatosis lesions. Currently, expanded criteria donors account for 75% of liver transplants, whereas in 2009 they accounted for less than 30% of liver transplants.
Steatosis and its progression Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is an emerging disease in industrialised coun...