An ultrasound done to check my gallbladder came back with \"heterogeneous liver\".  My gallbladder is fine, all blood work is normal, and my doctor said there were no problems. I am trying to get health insurance and the company is saying the heterogeneous liver, regardless of clear blood work, is a reason to decline me. What is this?
Hello JA heterogeneous liver appears to have different masses or structures inside it when imaged via ultrasound. These masses may be benign genetic differences or a result of liver disease. In most cases, a finding of heterogeneous liver is followed by further medical testing to determine the cause of the heterogeneity. So most of the time heterogeneous liver on ultrasound can be the sign of a fatty liver for example. When the rest of your exams are ok, It's highly unlikely that a tumor or liver cirrhosis are present. In case of fatty liver which is reversible one can avoid fatty meals. For me, it would not be a reason to deny an insurance. Hope this helps