Normal sonographic liver and spleen dimensions in a central European pediatric population

BMC Pediatrics

Table 1 Right liver lobe craniocaudal diameter

Age group	Height	n	Mean	SD	Minimum	Maximum	Percentiles (cm)
	range (cm)		(cm)	(cm)	(cm)	(cm)	5th	95th
0–1 mo*	47–55	22	6.2	0.95	4.7	8	5.2	8
> 1–6 mo	43–72	49	6.8	0.92	4.6	8.4	5.2	8.3
> 6–12 mo	53–86	45	7.9	1.34	4.1	10.5	5.4	10.0
> 1–2 yr	71–97	54	8.4	1.27	5.4	11.4	6.2	10.3
> 2–3 yr	70–110	33	8.8	1.16	6.4	11.1	7.1	10.8
> 3–4 yr	91–119	30	9.6	0.90	7.1	11.2	8.3	11.0
> 4–5 yr	90–112	34	9.9	0.85	7.7	11.8	8.8	11.2
> 5–6 yr	103–128	53	10.5	1.13	7.3	13.0	8.9	12.1
> 6–7 yr	109.5–142	39	10.9	1.17	8.8	13.4	9.2	13.0
> 7–8 yr	110–144	45	11.0	1.24	8.5	13.6	9.2	12.7
> 8–9 yr	121–148	46	12.0	1.40	9.0	15.2	9.9	14.8
> 9–10 yr	121–164	34	12.0	1.34	9.6	15.8	10.2	13.6
> 10–11 yr	123–162	42	12.2	1.10	10.1	16.0	10.5	13.7
> 11–12 yr	82–160	35	12.2	1.47	8.2	15.6	10.2	14.3
> 12–13 yr	94–181	41	12.5	1.59	7.2	16.5	10.5	14.8
> 13–14 yr	142–171	32	13.5	1.21	11.6	15.8	11.9	15.6
> 14–15 yr	149–178.5	40	13.7	1.32	11.2	18.0	11.6	15.8
> 15–16 yr	153–196	28	13.4	1.95	8.7	16.2	9.4	15.9
> 16–18 yr	149–183.2	34	14.3	1.36	11.7	17.0	12.2	16.4

Descriptive statistics for right liver lobe craniocaudal diameter within each age group

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