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Equation of Yuan et al for Estimation of Standard Liver Volume for a Chinese Adult

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Yuan et al reported an equation for calculating the standard liver volume for a Chinese adult. The authors are from West China Hospital and Provincial Hospital of Sichuan in China.


Patient: Chinese adult

 

Parameters:

(1) body surface area (BSA) in square meters using the method of DuBois and DuBois

(2) age factor based on age in years

 

Age in Years

Age Factor

<= 40 years

1

41 to 60 years

2

> 60 years

3

 

standard liver volume in mL =

= (949.723 * (BSA)) - (48.3 * (age factor)) - 247.383


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