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.