Discover new insights on hepatobiliary and pancreatic disease examinations
Dr. Hironori TanakaLearn new insights on hepatobiliary & pancreatic disease examinations from Dr. Hironori Tanaka, Takarazuka City Hospital, Japan. Since abdominal ultrasonography has a wide range of organs and areas to be examined, a convex transducer is usually used. However, a transducer with a smaller contact surface, or alternatively, a high-frequency transducer, can also be effective as each patient's physique is different, and therefore, the target organ is at various depths from the body surface.
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