liver

Liver disease is increasingly common in Western societies. People with existing health conditions are at greater risk of developing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and up to 30 per cent may progress to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, potentially leading to liver failure. Regular liver assessments are recommended for at-risk individuals. Advanced practice sonographer Sadie Ridley at […]

The launch of a liver ultrasound screening service at private healthcare provider Benenden Hospital in Kent is said to be the first of its kind in south-east England. It aims to help patients avoid NHS waiting lists and attend fewer appointments, while affording clinicians improved diagnostic confidence. Enabled by Acuson Sequoia Crown ultrasound systems from […]

Offering an exceptional, easy-to-use and complete solution for liver disease assessment, treatment planning and monitoring, the Philips ultimate liver solution for liver assessment is available across a wide range of PureWave transducers to accommodate different body habitus.  The quantifiable outcomes from the latest addition: liver fat quantification and shear wave elastography allow radiologists and hepatologists […]

Explaining how the role of innovative ultrasound can intuitively improve clinical pathways and patient outcomes Canon Medical Systems UK will be exhibiting its latest diagnostic ultrasound systems and market leading advanced clinical applications to delegates attending the Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS), to be held in Cardiff, December 6 – 8, […]

A study has shown that LiverMultiScan-cT1 improved autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) management by identifying patients in biochemical remission as well as patients in deep remission, with undetected, active sub-clinical disease at a high risk of disease relapse. LiverMultiScan-cT1 is an MRI-derived non-invasive tissue biomarker from Perspectum. Patients with AIH often experience recurring periods of subdued disease […]

Terumo UK will be presenting the Quirem Holmium Platform at the BNMS Spring Meeting. Terumo Europe acquired Netherlands-based healthcare start-up Quirem Medical BV in July 2020. It specialises in the development of next generation microspheres for selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) treatment for liver tumours, and the company has now been fully integrated into the […]

A study published in PLOS ONE on patients with primary and secondary liver cancer shows how Perspectum’s non-invasive MRI technology Hepatica can help predict those at increased risk of poor surgical outcomes. Hepatica integrates into routine pre-operative MRI assessment and combines pre-surgical measurements of liver health with AI-driven liver volumetry, providing actionable information to inform […]

Specialist nurse, viral hepatitis, Samantha Readhead, Frimley Park Hospital consultant in hepatology and gastroenterology Professor Aftab Ala, British Liver Trust ceo Andrew Langford and Siemens plc healthcare division managing director Peter Harrison. Siemens Healthcare held a liver disease awareness and screening day at its UK head office in Frimley, Surrey,  as part of the British […]