Abstract
Until recently, the liver has been a blind area for most noninvasive radiological imaging procedures, particularly in the presence of moderate degrees of jaundice, the most common sign of liver failure. While it is difficult to assess the size and consistency of the liver clinically, it is a frequent site of inflammatory, metabolic and neoplastic disease, so that imaging techniques are required.
From The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 1977, with permission of the author, K. J. W. Taylor, M. D., and the publisher, The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, Inc.
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Taylor, K.J.W., Sullivan, D., Simeone, J., Rosenfield, A.T. (1979). Scintigraphy, Ultrasound, and CT Scanning of the Liver. In: Preston, K., Taylor, K.J.W., Johnson, S.A., Ayers, W.R. (eds) Medical Imaging Techniques. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3486-6_6
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