Ultrasound is commonly used in diagnostic imaging of the body's soft tissues, including muscles, joints, tendons and internal organs. A technology called high-intensity focused ultrasound is also ...

What Is a Liver Ultrasound? A liver ultrasound is a type of abdominal ultrasound, an imaging test that uses high-frequency sound waves to create pictures of the organs and structures in your abdomen, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ultrasound of the abdominal organs is a central diagnostic tool and is recommended as the first-line approach for many medical conditions. Compared with other imaging modalities such as computed ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new study shows that a simple, non-invasive “contrast enhanced ultrasound” (CEUS) scan can be more accurate and reliable than a more expensive MRI procedure for diagnosis ...

OTAWARA, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Canon Medical announced today its support for the iLEAD (innovative Liver, Elasticity, Attenuation and Dispersion) study, an international ...

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 ...

This multi-target blood test "offers the potential for improved patient outcomes through earlier HCC detection," John said ...