Differential diagnosis of intrahepatic shadowing on ultrasound examination

Significant sonic shadowing originating from a structure within the hepatic parenchyma is unusual and often denotes pathology. The differential diagnosis (choledocholithiasis, air in the biliary tree, calcified tissue, foreign bodies, and shadowing from normal structures) is reviewed and examples ar...

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Published inJournal of clinical ultrasound Vol. 6; no. 6; p. 399
Main Authors Weeks, L E, McCune, B R, Martin, J F, O'Brien, Jr, T F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.1978
Subjects
Adult
Biliary Tract Diseases - diagnosis
Calcinosis - diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Foreign Bodies - diagnosis
Granuloma - diagnosis
Humans
Liver
Liver Diseases - diagnosis
Male
Middle Aged
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Significant sonic shadowing originating from a structure within the hepatic parenchyma is unusual and often denotes pathology. The differential diagnosis (choledocholithiasis, air in the biliary tree, calcified tissue, foreign bodies, and shadowing from normal structures) is reviewed and examples are presented.
ISSN:0091-2751
DOI:10.1002/jcu.1870060609