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Are ultrasounds good for checking liver?

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Dr. Dimitri Novitzky answered

Specializes in Thoracic Surgery

Liver and Ultrsound: Diffuse liver disease is becoming more prevalent and there is a strong clinical need for noninvasive detection.• Portal hypertension can be best diagnosed by demonstrating porto-systemic collateral venous flow.• B-mode US is the principal US technique supplemented by portal system Doppler. • B-mode US is relied upon in Hepato Cell Carcinoma surveillance. US Is very good for diagnosis of liver di

Answered 1/26/2018

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