American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol 134, Issue 5, 911-915
Copyright © 1980 by American Roentgen Ray Society
Sonography of hepatic amebic abscesses
RJ Sukov,
LJ Cohen,
and
WF Sample
The spectrum of gray scale ultrasonographic patterns are described as seen in 17 hepatic amebic abscesses in eight patients. Of the abscesses 16 had a lower gray tone than the adjacent normal liver. In patients with multiple lesions, generally there was a reciprocal relation between abscess size and echogenicity and a direct relation between internal echogenicity and through transmission. The results in these eight patients suggest a role for ultrasound both in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatic amebic abscesses.