Table 2 Correlations between liver diameters and age or body size
From: Normal sonographic liver and spleen dimensions in a central European pediatric population
Body | Right liver lobe diameter | Left liver lobe diameter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
measure | craniocaudal | anteroposterior | craniocaudal | anteroposterior |
Age | 0.87 (0.85 to 0.89) | 0.81 (0.78 to 0.83) | 0.75 (0.71 to 0.78) | 0.64 (0.59 to 0.68) |
Height | 0.89 (0.87 to 0.90) | 0.83 (0.80 to 0.85) | 0.75 (0.71 to 0.78) | 0.65 (0.60 to 0.69) |
Weight | 0.88 (0.86 to 0.90) | 0.85 (0.82 to 0.87) | 0.73 (0.69 to 0.77) | 0.68 (0.63 to 0.72) |
BSAa | 0.89 (0.87 to 0.90) | 0.85 (0.82 to 0.87) | 0.74 (0.70 to 0.77) | 0.67 (0.63 to 0.71) |
BMIb | 0.44 (0.38 to 0.50) | 0.51 (0.45 to 0.57) | 0.29 (0.23 to 0.36) | 0.46 (0.40 to 0.52) |