Bracco Diagnostics announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the use of Lumason for use in ultrasonography of the liver for characterization of focal liver lesions in adults ...

A research team from Japan and China examined the potential role of contrast-enhanced three-dimensional ultrasonography (CE 3-D US) in characterizing focal liver lesions. Their results showed that CE ...

Liver elastography is a test that measures the stiffness of your liver. Stiffness is usually caused by scarring, which can be ...

Hepatic complications contribute to morbidity and mortality after allogeneic hemopoietic SCT. Liver Doppler ultrasound and elastography represent promising methods for pretransplant risk assessment ...

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

Combining ultrasound imaging with a blood test for high alpha fetoprotein (AFP) levels improves detection of early-stage liver cancer by as much as 40 percent, researchers at UT Southwestern's Simmons ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A heterogeneous ultrasound pattern may identify children with cystic fibrosis at high risk for development of ...

Roughly 1 in 3 adults has metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD. A doctor outlines how to detect and slow the condition early.

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 ...

Background: Liver steatosis is often found in association with common cardiometabolic disorders, conditions that may all occur in a shared context of abdominal obesity and dyslipidemia. An algorithm ...

Nonenhanced MRI showed promise as an option for hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance in high-risk patients based on high-performance results with a short scan time and lack of contrast ...