My report says_ "Both lobes of liver show homogenous mid-level echotexture. Intrahepatic portal and hepatic venous systems appear normal. No obvious intrahepatic mass lesson is seen. Intrahepatic biliary radicals are not dilated. What does it mean? Is there any problem?

Echotexture is a term used by ultrasonologists in their reports. When an ultrasound is performed a transducer in the probe emits ultrasonic sound waves that travel into your body from where the probe is placed to a depth that is determined by the transducer frequency. When the waves come in contact with any object, depending on it's size, density and surface, some waves pass through while others bounce back. The waves that bounce back are recorded by a receiver in the ultrasound probe to create an image. If certain parts of the liver are abnormally more dense they will reflect more waves (hyperechoic) and if less dense will reflect less waves (hypoechoic). If there is uniform reflection by whole liver it is labelled homogenous echotexture while is there is no uniformity a term heterogenous echotexture is applied. In short the report is normal.  

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