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Percutaneous liver biopsy in difficult cases simplified by CT or ultrasonic localization. Dig Dis Sci 1981 Feb;26(2):146-8

Date

02/01/1981

Pubmed ID

6970117

DOI

10.1007/BF01312233

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0019382734 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   8 Citations

Abstract

Repeat liver biopsy guided by CT and ultrasound was performed in ten prospectively selected patients with chronic liver disease, small liver size, and a previous unsuccessful biopsy. Biopsy sites selected by both radiographic techniques were essentially similar and within 1 cm of each other. The bulk of the liver was located more posteriorly and superiorly than expected, explaining the failure of the previous unsuccessful biopsies. Adequate cores of liver 1-2.5 cm in length were easily obtained with radiologic guidance. This technique is especially useful in patients with chronic active hepatitis complicated by cirrhosis.

Author List

Bjork JT, Foley WD, Varma RR

Author

William Dennis Foley MBBS Emeritus Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Biopsy
Humans
Liver
Liver Diseases
Tomography, Emission-Computed
Ultrasonography