The effect of changes in liver volume on the adjacent viscera.
A complex interrelationship exists between the liver and several intraperitoneal and extraperitoneal structures. Recognition of the radiographic effects of changes in liver size, hepatic displacement of other organs and tissues, variations in body build, and changes in the position of the patient can be most important in the differential diagnosis of many diseases.
D000368:Aged; D002765:Cholecystography; D003106:Colon / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004386:Duodenum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009929:Organ Size; D013270:Stomach / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging