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A simple ultrasonic method for evaluating liver size
Author(s) -
Holmes Joseph H.,
Sundgren Carole,
Ikle David,
Finch Jack
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870050209
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , liver disease , simple (philosophy) , ultrasonic sensor , ultrasonography , population , statistics , nuclear medicine , radiology , surgery , mathematics , philosophy , environmental health , epistemology
By measuring the liver area (maximum seciton) and plotting this against intra‐abdoinal area at the same level, one can calculate tolerance levels for 80 per cent of the population (63 normal patients) with a 95 per cent confidence. This provides a simple semiquantitative index in relating liver size of a specific patient to the normal range. Its use in 14 patients with liver disease was demonstrated.