Preparing for a liver ultrasound test
When you going to have an ultrasound examination of your liver (abdominal), it is important to follow the following guidelines for accurate results:
- Do not drink or eat at least 6 hours before the test
- On the day before the test, do not eat – fresh fruits and vegetables, fried and oily food, milk, eggs, bread.
- What you should eat – cooked vegetables, puree, marmalade, honey, roasted bread, soup, rice.
The test is completely painless. Here is its estimated procedure:
- Lying onto an ultrasound table.
- A special gel will be spread upon your abdomen.
- The tester will move a tool called “transducer” (looks like a small wand) over the gel, that will create an capture the most relevant images.
- The tester will process and look at the images, and will enter his conclusions.
Total estimated time of the test: 20-30 minutes.
You can also take a look at pictures of fatty liver in ultrasound.
