Difference between revisions of "Ultrasonography of the liver"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(List formatting) |
|||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
[[File:Liver measurements on ultrasonography.jpg|thumb|Abdominal ultrasonography of the liver, as a sagittal plane through the midclavicular line, with some standard measurements.<ref name=efsumb2010>{{cite web|url=http://www.kosmos-design.co.uk/efsumb-ecb/ecbse-ch02-ultrasoundliver.pdf|title=Ultrasound of the liver - EFSUMB – European Course Book|website=European federation of societies for ultrasound in medicine and biology (EFSUMB)|author=Christoph F. Dietrich, Carla Serra, Maciej Jedrzejczyk|date=2010-07-28}}</ref>]] | [[File:Liver measurements on ultrasonography.jpg|thumb|Abdominal ultrasonography of the liver, as a sagittal plane through the midclavicular line, with some standard measurements.<ref name=efsumb2010>{{cite web|url=http://www.kosmos-design.co.uk/efsumb-ecb/ecbse-ch02-ultrasoundliver.pdf|title=Ultrasound of the liver - EFSUMB – European Course Book|website=European federation of societies for ultrasound in medicine and biology (EFSUMB)|author=Christoph F. Dietrich, Carla Serra, Maciej Jedrzejczyk|date=2010-07-28}}</ref>]] | ||
[[File:Liver size at the midclavicular line at 0 to 7 years.png|thumb|Normal craniocaudal dimension of the posterior surface of the right lobe of the liver at the midclavicular line at ages 0 to 7.<ref name="RochaFerrer2009">{{cite journal|last1=Rocha|first1=Silvia Maria Sucena da|last2=Ferrer|first2=Ana Paula Scoleze|last3=Oliveira|first3=Ilka Regina Souza de|last4=Widman|first4=Azzo|last5=Chammas|first5=Maria Cristina|last6=Oliveira|first6=Luiz Antonio Nunes de|last7=Cerri|first7=Giovanni Guido|title=Determinação do tamanho do fígado de crianças normais, entre 0 e 7 anos, por ultrassonografia|journal=Radiologia Brasileira|volume=42|issue=1|year=2009|pages=7–13|issn=0100-3984|doi=10.1590/S0100-39842009000100004}}</ref>]] | [[File:Liver size at the midclavicular line at 0 to 7 years.png|thumb|Normal craniocaudal dimension of the posterior surface of the right lobe of the liver at the midclavicular line at ages 0 to 7.<ref name="RochaFerrer2009">{{cite journal|last1=Rocha|first1=Silvia Maria Sucena da|last2=Ferrer|first2=Ana Paula Scoleze|last3=Oliveira|first3=Ilka Regina Souza de|last4=Widman|first4=Azzo|last5=Chammas|first5=Maria Cristina|last6=Oliveira|first6=Luiz Antonio Nunes de|last7=Cerri|first7=Giovanni Guido|title=Determinação do tamanho do fígado de crianças normais, entre 0 e 7 anos, por ultrassonografia|journal=Radiologia Brasileira|volume=42|issue=1|year=2009|pages=7–13|issn=0100-3984|doi=10.1590/S0100-39842009000100004}}</ref>]] | ||
| − | + | *Basic evaluation: ''Maximum dimension'' on a sagittal plane view through the midclavicular line, which is normally up to 18 cm in adults.<ref name=efsumb2010/> | |
| − | + | *More comprehensive, also including: | |
| + | :*''Cranio-caudal dimension'', which is normally up to 15 cm in adults.<ref name=efsumb2010/> | ||
| + | :*''Ventro-dorsal dimension'' (or ''depth''), which is normally up to 13 cm.<ref name=efsumb2010/> | ||
| + | :*''Relative size of caudate lobe'': In the axial plane, the caudate lobe should normally have a cross-section of less than 0.55 of the rest of the liver.<ref name=efsumb2010/> | ||
==Diseases== | ==Diseases== | ||
Revision as of 10:40, 6 December 2018
Author:
Mikael Häggström [notes 1]
Contents
Size
File:Liver measurements on ultrasonography.jpg
Abdominal ultrasonography of the liver, as a sagittal plane through the midclavicular line, with some standard measurements.[1]
File:Liver size at the midclavicular line at 0 to 7 years.png
Normal craniocaudal dimension of the posterior surface of the right lobe of the liver at the midclavicular line at ages 0 to 7.[2]
- Basic evaluation: Maximum dimension on a sagittal plane view through the midclavicular line, which is normally up to 18 cm in adults.[1]
- More comprehensive, also including:
Diseases
- Ascites ultrasound 2.JPG
Ultrasonography of cirrhosis.
This image demonstrates irregular liver surface and ascites.
Notes
- ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Radlines:Authorship for details.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Christoph F. Dietrich, Carla Serra, Maciej Jedrzejczyk (2010-07-28). Ultrasound of the liver - EFSUMB – European Course Book. European federation of societies for ultrasound in medicine and biology (EFSUMB).
- ↑ Rocha, Silvia Maria Sucena da; Ferrer, Ana Paula Scoleze; Oliveira, Ilka Regina Souza de; Widman, Azzo; Chammas, Maria Cristina; Oliveira, Luiz Antonio Nunes de; Cerri, Giovanni Guido (2009). "Determinação do tamanho do fígado de crianças normais, entre 0 e 7 anos, por ultrassonografia ". Radiologia Brasileira 42 (1): 7–13. doi:. ISSN 0100-3984.
