Original Paper | 13-September-2016
ultrasonographyas previously described in adult patients. Results. Adequate visualization of the liver hilum was achieved in 46/49 (94%) pediatric patients with chronic viral hepatitis and in 46/51 (90%) pediatric healthy controls. In patients with adequate liver hilum visualization,enlarged perihepatic lymph nodes (longitudinal diameter >14 mm) were detected in 32/46 (70%) patients with chronic viral hepatitis and in 5/46 (11%) healthy controls.The total perihepatic lymph nodes volume [mean ± SD] was 1.0 ± 1.2
Dagmar Schreiber-Dietrich,
Margret Pohl,
Xin-Wu Cui,
Barbara Braden,
Christoph F. Dietrich,
Liliana Chiorean
Journal of Ultrasonography, Volume 15 , ISSUE 61, 137–150