title: Differential diagnosis of intrahepatic shadowing on ultrasound examination.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography