Table 2.
Abdominal Ultrasonography Findings
Liver Echogenicity, n* (%) | 99 |
Normal | 25 (25) |
Mildly increased | 52 (53) |
Moderately increased | 20 (20) |
Severely increased | 2 (2) |
Liver Echotexture, n* (%) | 99 |
Normal | 44 (44) |
Mildly granular | 35 (35) |
Moderately granular | 14 (14) |
Severely granular | 6 (6) |
Common bile duct size, n | 75 |
Average, mm (SD) | 2.36 (1.0) |
Gallbladder, n** | 99 |
Normal | 95 |
Abnormal | 4*** |
One patient excluded, because he was post-liver transplant.
Gallbladder not visualized in 1 patient
Enlarged gallbladder (2 patients); cholelithiasis (1 patient); gallbladder polyps (1 patient)