title: Hepatic biopsies and fluid drainages.
abstract: Advances in cross-sectional imaging, as well as cytologic and histologic techniques, have led to an expansion of the radiologist's role in the diagnosis and treatment of various liver diseases. This article reviews the indications, contraindications, techniques, and results of hepatic biopsies and fluid drainage procedures performed with the aid of cross-sectional imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery