Normal values of liver and spleen size by ultrasonography in Indian children

Area of Science:

• Pediatric Radiology
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Clinical Pediatrics

Background:

• Accurate assessment of organ size is vital in pediatric healthcare.
• Establishing normative data aids in identifying organomegaly or atrophy.
• Ultrasonography is a non-invasive imaging modality for evaluating abdominal organs.

Purpose of the Study:

• To determine reference ranges for liver and spleen dimensions in healthy Indian children.
• To provide normative ultrasonographic data for pediatric liver and spleen size.
• To correlate these measurements with anthropometric factors in children.

Main Methods:

• A cross-sectional study involving 597 healthy Indian children aged 1 month to 12 years.
• Ultrasonographic examinations were performed to measure liver and spleen dimensions.
• Measurements were statistically analyzed against age, sex, height/length, and weight.

Main Results:

• Sonographic normative data for liver and spleen length and range were successfully obtained.
• A highly significant correlation was observed between organ length and subject height/length (P=0.0001).
• Established reference values for pediatric liver and spleen size via ultrasound.

Conclusions:

• The study successfully generated normative ultrasonographic values for liver and spleen size in Indian children.
• These established values serve as essential benchmarks for pediatricians and radiologists.
• The findings support the use of ultrasonography for routine pediatric organ size assessment.