Noda et al reported equations for estimating liver volume in a pediatric patient. The authors are from Kagawa Medical School in Japan.
Patient selection: from 10 days to 22 year
Parameters:
(1) age in months
(2) body weight in kilograms
liver volume in mL =
= 112.6 * ((age in months)^(0.401))
= 50.12 * ((body weight)^(0.78)
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
