The Abdomen and Gastrointestinal Tract: Liver Length in Children
10.1055/b-0034-87956
The Abdomen and Gastrointestinal Tract: Liver Length in Children
Material and Methods
This was a US study in 307 healthy children (Table 6.5). Craniocaudal dimension of the liver on the midclavicular line was determined with ultrasonography (Fig. 6.5).
Fig. 6.5 Craniocaudal dimension of the liver on the midclavicular line was determined with ultrasonography.
Table 6.5 Liver length in children
Liver length in midclavicular line (cm)
Age (years)
Number of patients
Mean (SD)
Limits of normal
0–0.25
53
6.4 (1.0)
4.0–9.0
0.25–0.5
40
7.3 (1.1)
4.5–9.5
0.5–0.75
20
7.9 (0.8)
6.0–10.0
1–2.5
18
8.5 (1.0)
6.5–10.5
3–5
27
8.6 (1.2)
6.5–11.5
5–7
30
10.0 (1.4)
7.0–12.5
7–9
38
10.5 (1.1)
7.5–13.0
9–11
30
10.5 (1.2)
7.5–13.5
11–13
16
11.5 (1.4)
8.5–14.0
13–15
23
11.8 (1.5)
8.5–14.0
15–17
12
12.1 (1.2)
9.5–14.5
SD, standard deviation.
Reproduced from Konus OL, Ozdemir A, Akkaya A, Erbas G, Celik H, Isik S. Normal liver, spleen, and kidney dimensions in neonates, infants, and children: evaluation with sonography. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1998;171:1693–1698. Reprinted with permission of American Journal of Roentgenology.
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