Ultrasound findings in hepatitis

A. B. Kurtz, C. S. Rubin, H. S. Cooper, H. L. Nisenbaum, C. Cole-Beuglet, J. Medoff, B. B. Goldberg

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Abstract

A retrospective study of ultrasound images of the liver in patients with hepatitis was undertaken. Two distinct ultrasound patterns were detected. In acute hepatitis, the predominant findings were accentuated brightness and more extensive demonstration of the portal vein radicle walls and overall decreased echogenicity of the liver. Chronic hepatitis primarily revealed decreased brightness and number of portal vein radicle walls and overall increased liver echogenicity. In addition, the pathological severity closely paralleled these ultrasound patterns. A prospective study confirmed the same acute hepatitis ultrasound findings with close correlation to the clinical severity. These distinct ultrasound patterns will help to evaluate patients with suspected acute and chronic hepatitis and more accurately define intrahepatic causes of jaundice.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)717-723
Number of pages7
JournalRadiology
Volume136
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1980

Keywords

  • Acute Disease
  • Chronic Disease
  • Hepatitis/diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Ultrasonics

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