'''[[Ultrasonography]] of [[liver tumor]]s''' involves two stages: detection and characterization.<ref name="BadeaIoanitescu2012"/>
==Planning==
{{Liver tumors - choice of modality}}
==Evaluation==
Tumor detection is based on the performance of the method and should include morphometric information (three axes dimensions, volume) and topographic information (number, location specifying liver segment and lobe/lobes). The specification of these data is important for staging liver tumors and prognosis.<ref name="BadeaIoanitescu2012"/>