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Targeted liver ultrasound for chronic liver disease: time to focus?
Author(s) -
Gibson Robert N
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2205-0140
pISSN - 1836-6864
DOI - 10.1002/j.2205-0140.2012.tb00195.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , chronic liver disease , liver disease , population , ultrasonography , radiology , disease , intensive care medicine , pathology , environmental health , cirrhosis
Increasing prevalence of chronic liver disease has led to dramatically increased demands on ultrasound for diagnosis, monitoring and surveillance of complications. Targeted ultrasound of the liver provides an efficient and possibly more accurate means of meeting this demand. It uses a matrix to guide the ultrasound examination to address the specific clinical questions commonly asked in this population. It is easy to implement and can be modified to meet local preferences and emerging technologies.