Abstract
After years of experience with ultrasonography (US), a well-trained sonographer will produce highly reliable results in the field of liver imaging. • The method neither inconveniences nor harms the patient. Thus there is a broad range of indications for examination by ultrasonography in patients with hepatobiliary diseases. There are no contraindications. Specific diagnostic statements, however, are rarely possible.
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