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Effect of decreasing transducer frequency on liver visualization in a 45-year-old woman with severe steatosis. Transverse US images obtained with curved transducers with frequency ranges of 2–9 Mhz (a) and 1–5 Mhz (b) show the affect of lowering the transducer frequency in patients with steatosis, which improves both penetration of the liver and visualization of the diaphragm (arrow in b), likewise improving the visualization score from C to B.
