52 year old female patient requiring LVAD work up screening. LIVER:The liver measures 14.9 cm in length. No focal hepatic lesion is identified. The main portal vein is patent with hepatopetal flow measuring 0.2 m/s.GALLBLADDER, BILIARY TRACT: No gallstones, pericholecystic fluid, or gallbladder wall thickening is seen. There is no intra or extrahepatic biliary ductal dilatation. The common duct measures 2 mm in diameter.PANCREAS: The visualized head and body of the pancreas is normal in echogenicity. The tail is obscured by overlying bowel gas.SPLEEN: The spleen measures 9 cm in length.KIDNEYS: The right kidney measures 10.1 cm in length. The left kidney measures 9.5 cm in length. No evidence of hydronephrosis. ABDOMINAL AORTA: The aorta is normal in caliber measuring 2.2 x 1.7 cm proximally, 1.5 x 1.3 cm in the midportion, and 1.2 x 1.1 cm distally. The right common iliac artery measures 0.8 x 0.6 cm. The left common iliac artery measures 0.7 x 0.7 cm.INFERIOR VENA CAVA: No significant abnormality noted.OTHER: No significant abnormality noted.
No acute sonographic abnormality noted within the abdomen.