Fig. 1

Representative Masson trichrome and H&E stained liver biopsies of NALFD, “borderline” NASH, and NASH: a, c, and e images are h&e stains, while b, d, and f are the correlate Masson trichrome. a and b (both 20X) are of a Simple steatosis or non-NASH NAFLD patient. c and d (both 20X) are from a “borderline” NASH patient having steatosis and pericellular fibrosis but no ballooning degeneration. e and f (40X) are from a NASH patient and show ballooning degeneration, pericellular fibrosis, and steatosis