title: Inflammatory disease of the liver.
abstract: Imaging and imaging guided intervention have revolutionized the management of hepatic inflammatory diseases. Pyogenic abscess is preferentially treated percutaneously. Radiologic techniques are crucial for the diagnosis of amebic liver abscess and infectious conditions of the liver in immunocompromised patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, LAC & USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Philip W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Ralls
mesh_terms: D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography