Länk - Ny teknik för leverscanning

published Jan 10, 2007 09:02   by admin ( last modified Jan 10, 2007 09:02 )
Until now, damage could be accurately tested only by sticking a biopsy needle into the liver through the stomach wall. But this damages the liver - and, occasionally, can result in death - so it's not used for routine health screening. But a new machine, which works using similar technology to ultrasound, is able to assess the degree of liver damage a drinker may be doing to themselves.


Läs mer: The FibroScan®: Noninvasive Proof that You Are Drinking too Much - Medgadget - www.medgadget.com