[Relationship between ultrasonic findings and pathological features in patients with chronic viral hepatitis B and C].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the relation of ultrasonic findings to pathological features in cases of chronic viral hepatitis B and C.


METHODS
The ultrasonic and pathological findings were analyzed in 130 patients with chronic viral hepatitis B and 106 with chronic viral hepatitis C.


RESULTS
In patients with hepatitis B, the ultrasonic echo was thicker and more intensive and uneven cords were found. These findings were closely related to the pathological findings (P less than 0.001). In those with hepatitis C, the ultrasonic echo was slight and dense, which was also closely related to the pathological findings (P less than 0.001). In the patients complicated with fatty liver, the ultrasonic findings were also different (P less than 0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
Ultrasonography is helpful for differential diagnosis of hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
Zhang
Xin-li
XL
Department of Ultrasonography, The No.302 Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100039, China.
Chen
Zhong
Z
Su
Ying
Y
Zhou
Yan-xian
YX
Shi
Yuan
Y
Dong
Zheng
Z
Tian
Jian-ke
JK
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography