Inflammatory disease of the liver.
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.
Ralls
Philip W
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Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, LAC & USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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