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Hello doctor! What does dark liver parenchyma mean? Looking forward to consulting your doctor!
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Hello! Ultrasound is a diagnostic method that uses high-frequency sound waves to touch areas of the body to create images of internal organs. During the ultrasound, the doctor will use an ultrasound machine with an instrument that emits ultrasound waves to the upper right side of the patient's abdomen to see images of the liver. These images will be displayed through a computer screen, helping to detect abnormalities in the liver structure and severe damage to the liver.
Liver ultrasound can distinguish lobes in general and lobes and subsegments in particular. Liver damage will be detected by ultrasound based on the relationship between the aorta and the inferior, superior, and portal veins of the liver.
Hyperechoic or darkened liver images can be a manifestation of fatty liver. Fatty liver disease itself has no special symptoms, so most cases are detected only through ultrasound. The description of fatty liver on ultrasound is mainly based on symptoms such as increased brightness of the liver tissue, changes in brightness in different regions of the liver, or an increase in brightness of liver tissue that causes the border of the liver to become abnormal. Vascular structures are blurred. However, on ultrasound, doctors also distinguish it from other lesions with similar images. You should review the results carefully and ask your doctor for more detailed advice about the results of your abdominal ultrasound.
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Master, Doctor Nguyen Quoc Lan - Digestive Endoscopy Doctor - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital.
