Is it a disease if the echo of liver parenchyma is slightly coarse

Is coarse and slightly fine echo of liver parenchyma a disease? Although liver parenchymal echo is a method to rule out liver disease. However, if the examination result only shows coarse echo of liver parenchyma and no obvious lesions are found in combination with other examination methods, it is recommended not to worry too much. For example, people who are in the recovery period, or have had hepatitis or drink a lot of alcohol may have coarse echoes in the liver parenchyma.

Ultrasound detection technology is the preferred examination method for various liver diseases. Ultrasound examination shows images of liver lesions, which are changes in acoustic physics properties. For the same lesion, the ultrasound images may show different manifestations at different stages of the disease progression; however, for different lesions, their acoustic physical properties are similar and their ultrasound images may show the same manifestations. Ultrasound detection of a small number of liver space-occupying lesions cannot distinguish between benign and malignant lesions, such as diffuse cirrhosis and diffuse liver cancer.

If the normal liver has uniform echo during B-ultrasound examination, and if there is no liver disease or discomfort, mild thickening of the echo does not have much clinical significance. Some people may drink too much or have had hepatitis, and after recovery, they may find thickening of light spots during B-ultrasound examination of the liver. Generally speaking, thickening of the echo in the liver area indicates damage to liver cells, most of which are caused by viral hepatitis and are a manifestation of early liver fibrosis.

The intrahepatic echo becomes thicker and stronger as the degree of chronic liver damage progresses, which is a manifestation of the worsening of liver diseases such as hepatitis B and hepatitis C. In patients with obvious connective tissue hyperplasia, diffuse linear echoes can be seen in the liver parenchyma. Especially when hepatitis patients develop to the stage of cirrhosis, the parenchymal echo enhancement is very obvious.

The thickening of the echogenicity of the liver parenchyma indicates that the early symptoms of liver disease are appearing. The enhancement of the echogenicity of the liver parenchyma is common in diseases such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, fatty liver, alcoholic liver disease, and early cirrhosis. Generally, it means that liver cells are undergoing necrosis, the liver connective tissue mainly composed of collagen fibers is proliferating, and the liver is developing in the direction of fibrosis.