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Paediatric liver ultrasound: a pictorial essay

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Ultrasound scan is a painless and radiation-free imaging modality and, therefore, it is widely considered the first-choice diagnostic tool in the setting of hepatopathies in paediatric patients. This article focuses on the normal ultrasound anatomy of the liver in neonatal and paediatric age and reviews the ultrasound appearance of the most common diffuse and focal liver affections.

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  1. Department of Radiology, “Antonio Cardarelli” Hospital, Antonio Cardarelli ST 9, 80131, Naples, Italy

    Marco Di Serafino & Ciro Acampora

  2. Department of Radiology, “San Carlo Regional Hospital”, Potenza, Italy

    Rosa Severino & Matilde Gioioso

  3. Department of Radiology, “Santobono-Pausilipon” Children Hospital, Naples, Italy

    Eugenio Rossi

  4. Department of Radiology, “Regional Hospital of Bolzano”, Bolzano, Italy

    Norberto Vezzali

  5. Department of Paediatrics, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy

    Piernicola Pelliccia

  6. Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging IBB, Italian National Research Council CNR, Naples, Italy

    Maria Grazia Caprio

  7. Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

    Raffaele Iorio

  8. Department of Paediatrics, Radiology University Hospital “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

    Gianfrancio Vallone

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Di Serafino, M., Severino, R., Gioioso, M. et al. Paediatric liver ultrasound: a pictorial essay. J Ultrasound 23, 87–103 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-018-0352-z

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