Your provider may use an ultrasound or CT scan to guide ... with their healthcare team during the procedure. During a ...

In order for the procedure to work, the tumor has to be visible on ultrasound and the patient needs to be able to tolerate general anesthesia, as controlling liver movement during treatment is ...

Two different types of liver tissue sample can be obtained ... wedge biopsies relate to the laparoscopy or laparotomy procedure. Needle biopsy samples can be taken (1) during laparoscopic or ...

An Endoscopic ultrasound by definition is a minimally ... This advanced scanning procedure is a replacement to liver biopsy and is safe and easy. It can diagnose chronic liver diseases such ...

Most metastatic deposits are solid and mainly hypoechoic relative to the background liver (Fig. 4). Many will exhibit a hypoechoic "halo" (Fig. 5). There is some controversy as to whether the halo ...