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Fig. 8. —Sonographic artifact seen in swine liver. Radiofrequency ablation causes formation of microbubbles in liver. Margin near ablation becomes echogenic (solid arrow) and produces distal acoustic shadowing (open arrow). Echogenic response prevents visualization of deeper anatomy.