A March 2021 study on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by Tokyo University of Science found,
"Lipid distribution in the liver provides crucial information for diagnosing fatty liver-associated liver diseases including cancer, and therefore, a noninvasive, label-free, quantitative modality is needed."
"We have developed a method to visualize the distribution of lipids in the liver using a near-infrared spectral imaging technique that incorporates machine learning."
"the ultimate goal of this collaborative research is to differentiate and identify fatty acids in the liver."