Here’s what you should know.
1. The shear wave elastography imaging device allows providers to noninvasively assess stiff liver tissue.
2. Providers use the device to treat liver disease, liver cancer and cirrhosis.
3. Philips Ultrasound Business Leader Vitor Rocha said the company decided to create the solution due to liver disease’s growing threat.
4. The Philips’ device offers a large field of view, color-coded quantitative assessment of stiff tissue and real-time feedback with intelligent analysis.
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