Generalised increase in hepatic echogenicity
Dr Hani Salam et al.
Causes of generalised increased liver echogenicity include:
- diffuse fatty infiltration
- cirrhosis: can be coarsened as well
- chronic hepatitis 3: can be coarsened as well
- diffuse infiltration or deposition
- malignant process
- granulomata
- glycogen storage disease
- haemochromatosis
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