The Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Diseases of the Liver

Practical Clinical Ultrasonic Diagnosis, pp. 41-98 (1997) No AccessThe Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Diseases of the LiverLiwu LinM.D.Liwu LinDepartment of Medical and Ultrasound, Medical University of Fujian, Union Hospital, P. R. Chinahttps://doi.org/10.1142/9789812819741_0004Cited by:0 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Abstract: The liver is the biggest parenchymal viscera and also the biggest digestive gland of the body. Before birth or during the neonatal period, it occupies nearly one half of the abdomen. Its construction and functions are very complicated and the pathological variation is great. Because of its special anatomical position, general physical examination of the liver is difficult. Also the liver is a homogeneous parenchymal viscera, so even by X-ray and isotopic examination, it is difficult to understand its internal structure. Although intra-hepatic cholangiography (e.g. hepatic angiography, cholangiography) can provide valuable information, there are inherent difficulties which cause the technique to be unpopular. X-ray and electronic computer tomography (CT) have made a breakthrough in examining the internal structure of the liver. Unfortunately, massive equipments and hazardous effect by radiation limit these techniques. Ultrasonographic technique can to a great extent analyze the structure of the soft tissue of the liver and of the parenchymal viscera. It can accurately display the construction of the intra-hepatic tissue by using acoustic characteristics. It has a significant diagnostic value for space-occupying diseases and diffusive pathological changes. More importantly, it is easy to use and safe to the environment. Due to the development of real time ultrasonography instruments, and the application of interventional ultrasonics for the diagnosis and the treatment of liver diseases, the use of ultrasonographic technique for the diagnosis of liver diseases is now entering a new stage. FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Practical Clinical Ultrasonic DiagnosisMetrics History PDF download