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. 2007 Nov 5;10(4):161–167. doi: 10.1016/j.jus.2007.09.001

Table 1.

Classification of parenchymal echogenicity according to Hricak et al. [10]

Grade 0: echogenicity poorer than that of the liver parenchyma (normal finding)
Grade I: echogenicity identical to that of the liver parenchyma (normal finding)
Grade II: echogenicity more intense than that of the liver parenchyma (pathological finding)
Grade III: echogenicity identical to that of the renal sinus (pathological finding)