Coarsened hepatic echotexture

Last revised by Robert Schuh on 22 Aug 2023

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Schuh R, Jones J, et al. Coarsened hepatic echotexture. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 07 Dec 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-17361

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-17361

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/17361

rID:

17361

Article created:

7 Apr 2012, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

22 Aug 2023, Robert Schuh

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At the time the article was last revised Robert Schuh had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

5 times, by 5 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Hepatobiliary

Sections:

Gamuts

Tags:

cases, oncology

Synonyms:

Coarse hepatic echotexture
Coarse liver echotexture
Coarsened liver echotexture
Diffuse heterogenous liver echotexture
Heterogenous liver echotexture

Coarsened hepatic echotexture is a sonographic descriptor used when the uniform smooth hepatic echotexture of the liver is lost. This can occur due to a number of reasons which include:

conditions that cause hepatic fibrosis ¹
- cirrhosis
- hemochromatosis
various types of hepatitis ³
- particularly chronic hepatitis
conditions that cause cholestasis
- choledochal cysts: probably from secondary cholestasis³
- certain bile duct tumors: will also usually show of accompanying biliary duct dilatation
- biliary atresia ³
diffusely infiltrating hepatic metastases
hepatic lymphoproliferative diseases
- hepatic lymphoma: although generally presents as a focal liver disease
- hepatic leukemia
small multiple biliary hamartomas
as a hepatic manifestation of sickle cell disease.
metabolic abnormalities
- hepatic amyloidosis ⁵
- glycogen storage disease³