Acute kidney injury (AKI) is estimated to occur in up to 50% of patients with liver cirrhosis and is associated with increased morbidity and a high risk of short-term and long-term mortality.1 ...

1 Department of Medical Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University ... Exclusion Criteria: Hemorrhagic stroke(HS); Those with a history of brain tumors, severe ...

which appears as mixed high T2 signal large lesions that show progressive irregular enhancement, which can involve the portal vein (Fig. 8). Various mycobacterial organisms can involve the liver.

Validation of the "German Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity Index (GIBDI)": An Instrument for Patient-Based Disease Activity Assessment in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.

Liver diseases are any diseases that affect the functioning of the liver. Liver diseases can be inherited (such as Wilson disease and alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency) or acquired (for example ...

Removing a small part of the brain can be a safe and effective way of stopping them - but if radiologists cannot see the tiny lesions on brain scans, diagnosis, treatment and surgery can be delayed.

When Lauren and Joe Sewell welcomed their daughter Violette, they immediately suspected something was wrong, but doctors 'dismissed' their concerns. The mother talks with PEOPLE about finally ...

Sometimes, these changes are described as lesions. The appearance of demyelination (damage to the myelin that covers certain nerves) is a hallmark of MS. MRI can also help doctors monitor MS ...