In some individuals, spontaneous genetic changes in liver cells can drive tumour formation even without lifestyle-related ...

You might want to reconsider hitting the drive-thru. In another stunning rebuke of a fast-food diet, researchers find it puts us at increased risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)—even ...

The National Institute for Health and Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended FibroScan, a non-invasive hepatic ultrasound scan, as an option for assessing liver damage from fibrosis and ...

Doctors can often diagnose liver cancer with a CT scan and blood tests. A biopsy may be needed if imaging results are inconclusive. Liver cancer is often diagnosed after someone develops symptoms such ...

Liver elastography is a test that measures the stiffness of your liver. Stiffness is usually caused by scarring, which can be a sign of liver disease. A liver scan is an ultrasound of the liver ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new study shows that a simple, non-invasive “contrast enhanced ultrasound” (CEUS) scan can be more accurate and reliable than a more expensive MRI procedure for diagnosis ...

OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Perspectum ® ’s LiverMultiScan ® significantly enhanced patient understanding of chronic liver disease (CLD) care in a first-of-its-kind study published in the ...

BALTIMORE (KFSN) -- Thirty million Americans, or one in 10, have some form of liver disease. It could be scarring from a hepatitis C infection, cirrhosis or even liver cancer. Doctors are now using a ...

What does a healthy liver look like? The University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine is offering free liver testing for the public to join their liver health study.

Okay, so chances are having a liver scan will not lead to being strip-searched; though if you live in New York, you might want to avoid taking public transportation for a while. A 34-year old New ...