Table 2.

Ultrasound findings compared to histological diagnosis

Histologic Diagnosis
US findings	Normal (n = 10)	Mild steatosis without fibrous septa (n = 3)	Mild to marked hepatic steatosis with various degrees of fibrosis but intact liver parenchymal architecture (n = 10)	Macronodular cirrhosis with hepatic steatosis(n = 17)
Pattern 1 L-Echo L-Echo < R-Echo	10	3	0	0
Pattern 1 L-Echo L-Echo ≥ R-Echo	0	0	0	0
Pattern 2, 3 or 4 L-Echo L-Echo < R-Echo	0	0	0	0
Pattern 2 L-Echo L-Echo ≥ R-Echo	0	0	6	0
Pattern 3 L-Echo L-Echo ≥ R-Echo	0	0	4	5
Pattern 4 L-Echo L-Echo ≥ R-Echo	0	0	0	12
Liver nodules	0	0	0	3 (regenerative nodules)
PVD < 2.1 mm	10	3	9	0
PVD ≥ 2.1 mm	0	0	1	17
Presence of ascites	0	0	0	5

L-Echo: Liver echogenicity; Pattern 1: normal echogenicity, pattern 2: diffusely increased echogenicity, pattern 3: slightly coarse echogenicity, and pattern 4: coarse and heterogeneous echogenicity; R-Echo: Renal cortex echogenicity; PVD: Portal Vein Diameter.