Suspected focal or diffuse liver lesion
Jaundice
Abnormal liver function tests
Right upper-quadrant pain or mass
Hepatomegaly
Suspected portal hypertension
Staging known extrahepatic malignancy, superseded by CT
Pyrexia of unknown origin, now superseded by CT for patients over 30 years old
To provide real-time image guidance for the safe placement of needles for biopsy
Assessment of portal vein, hepatic artery or hepatic veins
Assessment of patients with surgical shunts or transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedures
Follow-up after surgical resection or liver transplant