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==Planning==
'''Contrast-enhanced''' liver ultrasonography is often indicated in cases of focal liver changes, as well as follow-ups of metastases. In Swedish practice, it should be performed within 2 to 4 weeks, depending on the supiciousness of cancer.
'''[[Ultrasonography of cirrhosis]]''' is done without IV contrast. In Swedish practice, screening for cirrhosis should be done within 2 months.<ref group=notes">{{NU Hospital Group}}</ref>
==Size==
[[File:Liver measurements on ultrasonography.jpg|thumb|Abdominal ultrasonography of the liver, as a sagittal plane through the midclavicular line, with some standard measurements.<ref name=efsumb2010>{{cite web|url=http://www.kosmos-design.co.uk/efsumb-ecb/ecbse-ch02-ultrasoundliver.pdf|title=Ultrasound of the liver - EFSUMB – European Course Book|website=European federation of societies for ultrasound in medicine and biology (EFSUMB)|author=Christoph F. Dietrich, Carla Serra, Maciej Jedrzejczyk|date=2010-07-28}}</ref>]]
