As the global burden of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome continues to rise, fatty liver disease has become one of the most prevalent chronic liver conditions worldwide. Its progressive ...

Background and Aim: Currently, an increasing number of liver biopsies are performed by radiologists under real-time ultrasound control. A routine ultrasound assessment of a puncture site before ...

Two different types of liver tissue sample can be obtained: wedge and needle biopsy specimens. [38] A wedge biopsy can be taken during laparoscopic or open surgery. All pathologists would agree, ...

Shear wave liver elastography testing is now available at Avita Health System Ontario Hospital. The newly acquired imaging helps detect and monitor chronic liver diseases such as hepatic fibrosis, ...

Data regarding risk factors and long-term outcomes of U.S. patients with biopsy-proven metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) are limited. This study aimed to investigate the ...

Liver transplant is a lifesaving surgery, but a significant number of patients experience organ rejection or other complications. Now a study by scientists from Georgetown University and MedStar ...

Avita Health System is now offering shear wave liver elastography at Ontario Hospital. This newly-acquired diagnostic imaging test is used to detect and monitor chronic liver diseases, such as hepatic ...

When most people think about liver disease, they think about alcohol or hepatitis. What many don’t realize is that the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the United States today has nothing ...

Fatty liver disease happens when too much fat builds up in the liver. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is a severe type of fatty liver disease where fat buildup causes liver ...