A liver biopsy is a diagnostic procedure that samples a person’s liver tissue to check for any abnormalities. Specialists, such as imaging physicians and diagnostic medical sonographers, may use an ...

An ultrasound-guided liver biopsy is a routine procedure in which doctors remove a small piece of liver tissue for analysis in a lab. Your doctor might recommend this procedure if they suspect there ...

Background and Aim: Currently, an increasing number of liver biopsies are performed by radiologists under real-time ultrasound control. A routine ultrasound assessment of a puncture site before ...

A liver ultrasound is a noninvasive test a doctor orders to examine the liver, its blood vessels, and sometimes the gallbladder. Abnormal results may indicate a person has liver disease or signal an ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 25,000 men and 11,000 women are diagnosed with liver cancer each year. Early detection and treatment are key to ...

Researchers evaluate tumor recurrence and metastases after using a non-invasive ultrasound treatment, called histotripsy, on liver cancer in rats. Histotripsy is the first non-ionizing and non-thermal ...

A systematic review of the effectiveness of contrast-enhanced ultrasound using SonoVue compared with contrast-enhanced CT and contrast-enhanced MRI was undertaken by the external assessment group. The ...