Does anyone know what coarsened echotexture means?
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Coarsened Echotexture
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“Coarsened hepatic echotexture is asonographic descriptor used when the uniform smooth hepatic echotexture of the liver is lost. This can occur due to a number of reasons which include: as a hepatic manifestation of sickle cell disease. 1. Schmidt G. Differential diagnosis in ultrasound, a teaching atlas.”
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I also read that the liver has more fat than normal that causes the liver to have a different outer texture other than smooth.