Criteria | Score |
---|---|
Liver/kidney parenchyma | Â |
a) Homogeneous echotexture and absence of significant contrast with kidney parenchyma | 0 |
b) Slight increase in liver/kidney echodiscrepancy | 1 |
c) Extreme echodiscrepancy between liver and kidney | 2 |
Portal vein walls clarity | Â |
a) Clear definition of portal vein walls and structures | 0 |
b) Decreased definition of portal vein walls and structures | 1 |
c) Blurred visualisation of portal vein walls | 2 |
Posterior echo-penetration | Â |
a) Clear definition of hepatic structures from diaphragm | 0 |
b) Decreased definition of liver and diaphragm structures | 1 |
c) Blurred diaphragm with loss of definition | 2 |