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 new ultrasound-based treatment that destroys liver cancer tumours without surgery or radiation will be offered to NHS patients this summer in a European first. The therapy, called histotripsy, is a ...

Doctors can test for gallbladder issues using a combination of physical exams, blood tests, and imaging studies. Several issues can affect the gallbladder, including gallstones, inflammation, or ...

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA), a novel minimally invasive therapy, offered a safe and effective alternative to total adrenalectomy for the treatment of left-sided ...

In 1980, Ludwig and colleagues described the histologic features of a newly identified chronic liver condition referred to as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and noted that the majority of the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I'm a generally healthy 73-year-old man. I recently had blood work done and was incidentally noted to have high liver tests (ALT and AST). My doctor ordered a sonogram, which said that ...

The European Society for Medical Oncology "Living Guideline" for Gastric Cancer suggests that narrow-band imaging or chromoendoscopy may be used in addition to magnifying endoscopy to allow detailed ...

New data demonstrates SonoThera’s novel, ultrasound-mediated gene delivery (UMGD) platform’s ability to noninvasively provide safe, effective gene therapy delivery to liver. Presentation focuses on ...