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.
If your doctor suspects a bile duct problem, additional tests will depend on the suspected cause of the disease. 1  Commonly used tests include: 2  Right upper quadrant ultrasound. This provides pictures of the liver, gallbladder and common bile duct. For example, it can show enlargement of the ducts above a blockage.