Prolonged alcohol use can scar the liver, but treatment and staying alcohol-free may help prevent life-threatening problems.

A biopsy means removing a sample of cells or tissue and looking at it under a microscope. You may have a liver biopsy to help diagnose liver cancer. But not everyone needs to have one. Doctors can ...

However, liver biopsy is invasive and in many instances reluctantly used by physicians and patients. Now, after many years of evaluation, the noninvasive technique of vibration-controlled ...