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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M. Khurram Afzal, MD [2]
Overview
Ultrasound
- Echocardiography/ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of alcoholic liver disease. Findings on an echocardiography/ultrasound suggestive of underlying liver disease include:
- Ultrasound:[1][2][3][4]
- Appearance of fat on the liver is variable
- Hyperechoic texture is suggestive of fatty liver
- Hyperechoic mass is suggestive of macroscopic fat on the liver
- The sensitivity and specificity for detecting hepatic steatosis is only increased when there is greater than thirty percent fat in the liver
- A coarsened echo pattern is suggestive of hepatic fibrosis
- A nodular liver contour is suggestive of hepatic cirrhosis
- Ultrasound:[1][2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Vilgrain V (2001). "Ultrasound of diffuse liver disease and portal hypertension". Eur Radiol. 11 (9): 1563–77. doi:10.1007/s003300101050. PMID 11511876.
- ↑ Valls C, Iannacconne R, Alba E, Murakami T, Hori M, Passariello R, Vilgrain V (2006). "Fat in the liver: diagnosis and characterization". Eur Radiol. 16 (10): 2292–308. doi:10.1007/s00330-006-0146-0. PMID 16477402.
- ↑ Palmentieri B, de Sio I, La Mura V, Masarone M, Vecchione R, Bruno S, Torella R, Persico M (2006). "The role of bright liver echo pattern on ultrasound B-mode examination in the diagnosis of liver steatosis". Dig Liver Dis. 38 (7): 485–9. doi:10.1016/j.dld.2006.03.021. PMID 16716779.
- ↑ Saverymuttu SH, Joseph AE, Maxwell JD (1986). "Ultrasound scanning in the detection of hepatic fibrosis and steatosis". Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 292 (6512): 13–5. PMC 1338970. PMID 3080046.