Signs & Symptoms
What is Murphy's sign?
This pathology has a "starry night" appearance.
What is acute hepatitis?
What is the arterial phase?
Tube placed in the common bile duct to maintain patency.
What is a T-tube?
Elevated with an abscess.
What is white blood cell count?
Medical term for yellowing of the skin and/or eyes.
What is icterus?
With color Doppler, this pathology has a "ying-yang" appearance.
What is a pseudoaneurysm?
Contrast phase that evaluates the portal vein and hepatic veins.
What is the late phase?
In post pancreas transplant patients, thrombus is common in this vessel.
What is splenic vein?
Elevated with biliary obstruction.
What is conjugated bilirubin?
Medical term for itching?
Pruritus
What is hydatid disease (echinococcosis)?
Washout is seen with these types of pathologies.
What are malignancies?
What is bilomas?
Rapidly increases with acute pancreatitis before decreasing 1-2 days later.
What is amylase?
Prominent vessels visible in the paraumbilical area.
What is caput medusae?
This pathology is known for having "stealth lesions".
What is Focal Nodular Hyperplasia (FNH)?
When using CEUS, the central scar in this mass may appear unenhanced.
What is focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH)?
Most common cause of pancreatic graft loss.
What is rejection?
Increases with liver cell damage, such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, and various liver tumors. Specific to the liver.
What is alanine aminotransferase (ALT)?
Confusion, mood, and personality changes due to the livers inability to filter and remove toxins.
What is hepatic encephalopathy?
This type of infection has a "wheel within a wheel" appearance.
What is fungal disease (candidiasis)?
Term used to indicated there is an increased intensity due to increased absorption of the contrast.
What is hyperenhancing?
Leading cause of liver graft failure and mortality.
What is hepatic artery thrombosis?
Produced by germ cell neoplasms such as HCC.
What is Alpha fetoprotein (AFP)?