Autoimmune hepatitis echocardiography or ultrasound

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: :Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]

Overview

There are ultrasound findings helps in diagnosing autoimmune hepatitis. However, an ultrasound is also helpful in the diagnosis of complications of autoimmune hepatitis which include, Fibrosis, heterogeneous hepatic echotexture, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, irregular nodular liver.

Ultrasound

There are few ultrasound findings helps in diagnosing autoimmune hepatitis. However, an ultrasound is more helpful in the diagnosis of complications of autoimmune hepatitis which include:

• Fibrosis
• Heterogeneous hepatic echotexture
• Hepatomegaly
• Splenomegaly
• Irregular nodular liver

Splenomegaly ultrasonography-Case courtesy of Dr Ian Bickle, via radiopaedia.org