Medical Imaging      Abdominal
 

Liver (US)

   
The US is of a liver. The hypoechoic areas represent the biliary system, whereas the hyperechoic regions are suggestive of steatohepatosis (fatty liver). The sharply delineated hyperechoic margin of the liver represents the diaphragm. [Courtesy of Dr. N. Jaffer]
  

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