When.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network

2. LI-RADS - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LI-RADS

   The Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (aka LI-RADS) is a quality assurance tool created and trademarked by the American College of Radiology in 2011 to standardize the reporting and data collection of CT and MR imaging patients at risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), or primary cancer of the liver cells. [1]

3. Hepatic encephalopathy - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatic_encephalopathy

   [4] [9] The symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy may also arise from other conditions, such as bleeding in the brain and seizures (both of which are more common in chronic liver disease). A CT scan of the brain may be required to exclude bleeding in the brain, and if seizure activity is suspected an electroencephalograph (EEG) study may be ...

4. Cirrhosis - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrhosis

   Other scans include CT of the abdomen and MRI. [44] A CT scan is non-invasive and may be helpful in the diagnosis. [44] Compared to the ultrasound, CT scans tend to be more expensive. MRI provides excellent evaluation; however, is a high expense. [44] Liver cirrhosis on CT imaging of the abdomen in transverse view

5. Caroli disease - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroli_disease

   On a CT scan, Caroli disease can be observed by noting the many fluid-filled, tubular structures extending to the liver. [4] A high-contrast CT must be used to distinguish the difference between stones and widened ducts. Bowel gas and digestive habits make it difficult to obtain a clear sonogram, so a CT scan is a

6. Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitz-Hugh–Curtis_syndrome

   In cases of Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome, the CT scan may show increased blood flow to the liver capsule secondary to the inflammation. Liver function tests (LFTs) are often obtained is these patients as part of the initial workup, since Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome does not involve direct damage to the liver, LFTs will be normal or only slightly ...

7. Portal vein thrombosis - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_vein_thrombosis

   Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a vascular disease of the liver that occurs when a blood clot occurs in the hepatic portal vein, which can lead to increased pressure in the portal vein system and reduced blood supply to the liver. The mortality rate is approximately 1 in 10. [1]