Background With the high prevalence of diffuse liver disease there is a strong clinical need
for noninvasive detection and grading of fibrosis and steatosis as well as detection of …

The prevalence of pediatric nephrolithiasis has increased dramatically in the past two
decades for reasons that have yet to be fully elucidated. Workup of pediatric kidney stones …

Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic performance of transabdominal high-resolution
ultrasound (HRUS) for differentiation of adenomyomatosis from early-stage, wall-thickening …

Purpose: To retrospectively determine if renal cell carcinoma can be differentiated from high-
attenuation renal cysts at unenhanced computed tomography (CT) based on Hounsfield unit …

Objective To compare the diagnostic performance of high-resolution ultrasound (HRUS) with
contrast-enhanced CT and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with MR …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of contrast-
enhanced sonography in comparison with conventional sonography in differentiating …

Optimal evaluation of the gallbladder (GB) is achieved with the patient fasting for at least 4 to
6 hours, although this may not always be possible in clinical practice. 1 Fasting ensures the …

Purpose To compare the diagnostic accuracy of transabdominal high-resolution ultrasound
(HRUS) for staging gallbladder cancer and differential diagnosis of neoplastic polyps …

Purpose: To prospectively compare contrast material–enhanced harmonic compound
ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT), and fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose …

Right upper quadrant abdominal pain is 1 of the most common reasons for visits to the
emergency department. Although acute cholecystitis is often the leading diagnostic …