Publication Date
2020-12-03
Document Type
Presentation
Disciplines
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Family Medicine | Medical Education | Radiology
Abstract
This presentation is part of the PEER Liberia Radiology Lecture Series. The presentation provides an overview of abdominal ultrasound of the liver. Evaluation of the liver demands a comprehensive survey through all the tissue. The practitioner must use a variety of scan planes, acoustic windows and patient positions in order to achieve this. It is important to utilize optimum equipment settings in order to interpret the appearances. Constant evaluation of the image with necessary changes in the settings throughout the scan is necessary to avoid pitfalls and interpret appearance accurately. Diagnosis must be made in the context of the patient’s presenting symptoms and any past history. Utilizing tools such as Doppler help to maximize the information available from the ultrasound scan.
Keywords
abdominal ultrasound, liver, radiology
Rights and Permissions
Copyright 2020 The Author(s)
DOI of Published Version
10.13028/0m9g-4b28
Journal/Book/Conference Title
PEER Liberia Radiology Lecture Series
Repository Citation
Loe B. (2020). Abdominal Ultrasound - Liver. PEER Liberia Project. https://doi.org/10.13028/0m9g-4b28. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/liberia_peer/66
Included in
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Commons, Family Medicine Commons, Medical Education Commons, Radiology Commons
Comments
Presented online to the ELWA Family Medicine residents, Monrovia, Liberia, on December 3, 2020.