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Permalink Reply by DR,Mujibur Rahman on October 1, 2011 at 2:56pm

Thank u Goodman, Prof Gillani has given a chart for this purpose, I think this is best one.

Permalink Reply by Rob Goodman on October 4, 2011 at 8:33pm

Do you have a reference for this?

Permalink Reply by Dr MM Nurus shafi on October 5, 2011 at 2:28am

This chart was supplied by Prof Gilani, Lahore.

ADULT LIVER

Diameter	International Mean +/-SD(cm)	South East Asia & Africa (East & central)-- Mean +/-SD(cm) Gilani.et.al
Mid-clavicular--- Longitudinal Mid-clavicular--- AP Mid-Line –Longitudinal Mid-Line—AP Ant.Axillary-Line-Longitudinal (CC)	10.5+/- 1.5 8.1+/- 1.9 8.3+/-1.7 5.7+/-1.5 13.5+/-1.5	13.2+/-1.7 9.6+/-2.1 10.2+/-1.9 6.5+/-1.6 14.2+/-1.8

 

PAEDIATRIC LIVER

 

Age in Months	Length of right lobe of liver Mean +/-SD(mm) International	For  South East Asia & Africa (East& central) Mean+/-SD(mm) Gilani.et.al
1-3 4-6 7-9 12-30 36-59 60-83 84-107 108-131 132-155 156-179 180-200	64+/-104 73+/-108 79+/-80 85+/-100 86+/-118 100+/-136 105+/-106 105+/-125 115+/-140 118+/-146 121+/-117	68+/-10.8 77+/-11.4 81+/-9.2 88+/-12.1 90+/-9.4 104+/-14.0 108+/-11.2 110+/-114 119+/-11.9 122+/-14.1 126+/-12.6

 

ADULT LIVER

Diameter	International Mean +/-SD(cm)	South East Asia & Africa (East & central)-- Mean +/-SD(cm) Gilani.et.al
Mid-clavicular--- Longitudinal Mid-clavicular--- AP Mid-Line –Longitudinal Mid-Line—AP Ant.Axillary-Line-Longitudinal (CC)	10.5+/- 1.5 8.1+/- 1.9 8.3+/-1.7 5.7+/-1.5 13.5+/-1.5	13.2+/-1.7 9.6+/-2.1 10.2+/-1.9 6.5+/-1.6 14.2+/-1.8

 

PAEDIATRIC LIVER

 

Age in Months	Length of right lobe of liver Mean +/-SD(mm) International	For  South East Asia & Africa (East& central) Mean+/-SD(mm) Gilani.et.al
1-3 4-6 7-9 12-30 36-59 60-83 84-107 108-131 132-155 156-179 180-200	64+/-104 73+/-108 79+/-80 85+/-100 86+/-118 100+/-136 105+/-106 105+/-125 115+/-140 118+/-146 121+/-117	68+/-10.8 77+/-11.4 81+/-9.2 88+/-12.1 90+/-9.4 104+/-14.0 108+/-11.2 110+/-114 119+/-11.9 122+/-14.1 126+/-12.6

 

Rob Goodman said:

Do you have a reference for this?

Permalink Reply by nishard abdeen on January 29, 2012 at 12:15pm

Here are some references:

http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/issues/sag-00-30-2/sag-30-2-...

(sarc et al Turkish J Med Sci 30(2000) 187-190: US 

Noda et al Pediatric Radiology 1997 (27) 250-252 CT

Nishard Abdeen

Permalink Reply by Rob Goodman on January 29, 2012 at 10:17pm

Great information.  Thanks very much!