Liver examination (IMAGE)
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To measure scarring in a patient’s liver with magnet resonance imaging, a vibrator is affixed above the liver. The vibrator causes compression waves in the liver, which can be observed in the images. The more scarring, the faster the wave motion.
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Thor Balkhed/Linköping University
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