<span class="noprint plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Liver_measurements_on_ultrasonography_-_description&amp;action=edit">edit</a></span><br><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_ultrasonography" class="extiw" title="en:Abdominal ultrasonography">Abdominal ultrasonography</a> of a normal <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/liver" class="extiw" title="en:liver">liver</a> of a 31-year old man. It is in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sagittal_plane" class="extiw" title="en:sagittal plane">sagittal plane</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midclavicular_line" class="extiw" title="en:Midclavicular line">midclavicular line</a>, with the following measurements:
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<ul><li>Maximum dimension</li>
<li>Cranio-caudal dimension</li>
<li>Ventro-dorsal dimension (depth)</li></ul><p>These are useful in diagnosing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatomegaly" class="extiw" title="en:Hepatomegaly">hepatomegaly</a>.
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Reference: page 13 in: Christoph F. Dietrich, Carla Serra, Maciej Jedrzejczyk (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2010-07-28">2010-07-28</span>). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kosmos-design.co.uk/efsumb-ecb/ecbse-ch02-ultrasoundliver.pdf">Ultrasound of the liver - EFSUMB – European Course Book</a>. <i>European federation of societies for ultrasound in medicine and biology (EFSUMB).</i>. Retrieved on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2017-12-21">2017-12-21</span>.
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2017-12-21
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