Pitfalls in Liver Imaging
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Troubleshooting FoCUS Image Acquisition: Patient Positioning, Transducer Manipulation, and Image Optimization
Published on: March 3, 2023
Valérie Vilgrain1, Matthieu Lagadec1, Maxime Ronot1
1From the Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; INSERM 1149, CRI, Paris France; and Department of Radiology, APHP Hôpital Beaujon, 100 bd du Général Leclerc, 92110 Clichy, France.
Abstract:
Despite various sophisticated imaging techniques, there are numerous pitfalls in liver imaging. This review for residents discusses the major traps in image interpretation and gives some diagnostic clues to confidently interpret computed tomographic or magnetic resonance imaging studies.
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