During the last decade of his life, Adams was still writing full-force, including a memoir titled Grandfather Stories (1955). General Brock and Niagara Falls (1957) was followed by Chingo Smith of the Erie Canal (1958). Samuel Hopkins Adams died on 16 November 1958 at his Beaufort, South Carolina home.
Ultrasound uses sound waves that bounce off the pancreas, gallbladder, liver, and other organs, and their echoes generate electrical impulses that create an imageâcalled a sonogramâon a video monitor. If gallstones are causing inflammation, the sound waves will also bounce off of them, showing their location.
Gallstones (Cholelithiasis) 1  Physical exam (Murphy sign is present in cholecystitis, however, USG must be done to confirm any diagnose related to gallstones) 2  Ultrasonography (best initial test), Abdominal X-ray is the most common wrong answer on USMLE. 3  Abdominal CT scan (if no stones found on USG) 4  MRCP.