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.
Other tests measure how well the lungs, pancreas and liver are working to help determine the extent and severity of cystic fibrosis once it is diagnosed. 1  These tests include: 2  Chest X-rays. 3  Pulmonary (lung) function tests (PFTs) 4  Tests of pancreatic function.