BMJ · 1976 · 68 citations · 5 references
MeasurementDiagnosisClinical EstimationBody CompositionCalibrationBiostatisticsLaboratory MedicineNuclear MedicineRadiologyHealth SciencesLiver SizeMedical ImagingLiver PhysiologyAbdominal ImagingHistopathologyRadiographic ImagingHepatologyHepatitisRadioisotope ScintiscansAcute Liver FailureLiver DiseaseLiver CancerMedicine
The clinical estimation of liver size using radioisotope scintiscans as a standard of reference has been shown to be very inaccurate. The main source of error is in the location of the upper border of the liver. Physical characteristics of the patients influence this measurement.
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