Generalized increase in hepatic echogenicity

Causes of generalized increase in hepatic echogenicity include:

• diffuse fatty change
• cirrhosis: and/or coarsening
• chronic hepatitis ³: and/or coarsening
• diffuse infiltration or deposition
  • malignant process
  • granulomata 
    • tuberculosis
    • brucellosis
    • sarcoidosis
  • glycogen storage disease
  • hemochromatosis

See also

• coarsened hepatic echotexture
• generalized decrease in hepatic echogenicity