RADIOLOGIST REPORTS - CAN YOUR LIVER SPECIALIST REad theM

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Liver size - < 150 mm - every time

Spleen size - < 120 mm - every time

Bile Duct width - every time

Gallbladder calculi (Gallstones)

maximum size

Aorta width - every time

Portal Vein width - every time

Portal vein velocity 20-40 cm/s - every time

Left kidney size - every time

Right kidney size - every time

Heterogenous/Coarse Texture - every time

Homogenous - every time

Echogenicity 

Grade of Steatosis, none, mild, moderate, severe

Cyst sizes

Lesion sizes

Possible lesion cancer

Smooth or nodular surface

Macronodular 

Micronodular

Gallbladder wall thickness - every time

Portosystemic varices

Esophageal varices

Features of Cirrhosis

Known Cirrhotic changes

Morphological changes of Established Cirrhosis

Fatty Infiltration

Grade of Steatosis

Smooth surface or nodularity

Shrunken liver

Collaterals

Recanalisation of Paraumbelical vein

Lungs - Pleural Effusions

Mestastisation

Cholelithiasis

Cholecysistitis

Fatty Liver (Steatotis)

Portal hypertension symptoms

Bile duct width - every time

Many of these are on the images of the Ultrasound , but not mentioned in the report - have a look yourself.

Your Liver Specialist should be able to discuss with you every single item on the Radiologist Report. Professor Darrell Crawford says and other doctors at Queensland Gastroenterology won't read or discuss Radiologist reports.