Childs, Jessie T., Esterman, Adrian J., Thoirs, Kerry A., and Turner, Richard C. (2016) Ultrasound in the assessment of hepatomegaly: a simple technique to determine an enlarged liver using reliable and valid measurements. Sonography, 3 (2). pp. 47-52.

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Abstract

Introduction: Knowledge of the size of the liver is an important factor in diagnosing liver disease. Hepatomegaly is a term used to describe a liver that is enlarged beyond its normal dimensions, and ultrasound is often a front line investigation in the suspicion of hepatomegaly. This study sought to develop a reference range for the size of the normal liver using a simple, reliable and valid measurement technique.

Methods: Two ultrasound images of the liver and a blood test were taken from 126 participants. Three simple linear measurements were taken from these two images and converted to a liver volume using a published equation.

Results: The reference range for liver volume in adults without liver pathology was found to be 1060–2223 cm3.

Conclusion: This new measurement technique and reference range is simple and easy to perform in the clinical environment. It has the potential to discriminate a liver normal in size to one with hepatomegaly.

Item ID:	46231
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	2054-6750
Keywords:	liver, sonography, hepatomegaly
Funders:	Australian Sonographers Association
Date Deposited:	21 Dec 2016 02:23
FoR Codes:	32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3202 Clinical sciences > 320209 Gastroenterology and hepatology @ 100%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9202 Health and Support Services > 920203 Diagnostic Methods @ 100%
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