Overview

Liver Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Study of Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-01-19
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how the liver receives and uses fats for energy. This will help the investigators further understand the physical and chemical processes responsible for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in overweight females with or without NAFLD who are scheduled to undergo gastric bypass surgery.
Phase:
Early Phase 1
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Washington University School of Medicine
Collaborator:
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Treatments:
Radiopharmaceuticals