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What type of vessel is displayed in this image? Give at least two rationale for selecting this answer.

Twenty four year old Amanda is having a ultrasound to rule out gallbladder stones. Her LFT’s are within normal limits. During the exam, the sonographer notes a well defined hyperechoic lesion in the right lobe of the liver. View the attached image. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Which of the following is an enzyme produced only in the liver and is therefore a very sensitive lab test for liver disease?

Which of the following terms does not refer to an ultrasound structure without any echoes?

For a structure to be called a cyst on ultrasound, it must have which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three hepatic veins that drain directly into the IVC?

Match the names of the three vessel layers to the proper layer within the artery or vein.

Portal veins and hepatic veins are important landmarks for segmental and functional division of the liver. A sonographer must remember that portal veins are ___________________, while hepatic veins are _______________________.

Budd-Chiari syndrome is an illness that causes:

Chronic hepatitis is a progressive destructive liver disease that can eventually lead to: