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Radiography in the Diagnosis of Hepatic Disease
JOHN R. HODGSON, M.D.
AMA Arch Intern Med. 1959;104(6):893-898.
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Through the years the contribution of the radiologist to the definitive diagnosis of liver disease has been limited. A record of his efforts is a list of discouragements and disappointments. There still is no radiographic procedure that easily and quickly provides needed facts in many types of hepatic disorders. In conjunction with their clinical and research colleagues, radiologists will continue, however, to investigate all possibilities that promise better radiologic diagnosis of liver disease.
The widespread use of oral or intravenous cholangiography has aided in diagnosis of conditions affecting the biliary duct. Cholangiography has limitations, however, and as an aid in the diagnosis of liver disease, it is of little value.
Simple Techniques
The ordinary scout film—or preliminary survey—of the abdomen, even though it has limited value, may reveal some useful information about the liver. Often this simple procedure can show the size and shape of the liver, the presence of
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Author Affiliations
Rochester, Minn.
Section of Roentgenology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minn. The Mayo Foundation is a part of the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota.
Footnotes
Submitted for publication Aug. 25, 1959.
Read in the Symposium on Hepatic Diseases before the Joint Meeting of the Sections on Experimental Medicine and Therapeutics, Gastroenterology and Proctology, General Practice, Internal Medicine, Pathology and Physiology, and Radiology at the 108th Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association, Atlantic City, June 10, 1959.
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