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01-01-2017 | Classics in Abdominal Imaging
The “starry sky” liver
Published in: Abdominal Radiology | Issue 1/2017
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The sonographic appearance of extremely echogenic portal triads and portal venous walls on a background of diffusely hypoechoic, edematous liver parenchyma has been likened to a celestial view on a clear night: the so-called “starry sky” liver (Figs. 1, 2) [1].
Fig. 1
Good vantage point for viewing the starry sky. Public domain image: (https://pixabay.com/en/milky-way-rocks-night-landscape-916523/). Accessed 6/13/2016
Fig. 2
A Transverse and B longitudinal gray-scale sonographic views of the liver. Note the brightly echogenic foci scattered throughout, metaphorically mimicking a night sky
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