High-Frequency Ultrasound Imaging to Evaluate Liver Fibrosis Progression in Rats and Yi Guan Jian Herbal Therapeutic Effects

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Ultrasonographic images (40 MHz) of normal control rats, 2-week DMN-treated rats, and 4-week DMN-treated rats. ((A), (B), (C), and (D)) The HFU images of the normal rat inferior right liver (IRL), lateral left liver (LLL), spleen (Sp), and left kidney (Ki), respectively. Panels (a), (b), (c), and (d) are the schematic diagrams of panels (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively. ((E), (F), (G), and (H)) The 2-week DMN-treated rat inferior right liver, lateral left liver, spleen, and left kidney, respectively. Panels (e), (f), (g), and (h) are the schematic diagrams of panels (E), (F), (G), and (H), respectively. ((I), (J), (K), and (L)) The 4-week DMN-treated rat inferior right liver, lateral left liver, spleen, and left kidney, respectively. Panels (i), (j), (k), and (l) are the schematic diagrams of panels (I), (J), (K), and (L), respectively.