What is hepatic echogenicity?

When doing a physical examination, ultrasound examination often suggests that individuals have thickened liver echogenicity. Echo thickening has the following causes damage: 1, common hepatitis B, C and other hepatitis caused liver damage; 2, body obesity, resulting in fatty liver or steatohepatitis; 3, because of alcohol consumption and long-term use of some drugs caused by liver damage. Color ultrasound this situation, also does not mean that the current damage, there may also be on the one hand by the above-mentioned such factors caused by liver damage, is the current still exists liver damage. The other is that there was damage before, but the blood test found that the liver function has been normal. But this kind of imaging test, it has a process of recovery. So the ultrasound still suggests that there is substantial echogenic thickening. But in fact, at this time, when the blood test is taken, the liver function has returned to normal. Therefore, if you encounter this kind of ultrasound examination, which indicates an echogenic thickening, you must have a blood test to find out whether the liver function is normal. If the liver function is normal, no further treatment is usually needed. The main thing is to discard some of the above factors, for example, patients who drink alcohol, then drink less alcohol or do not drink alcohol, etc.. If the liver function is damaged at the same time, liver-protective drugs must be used for appropriate treatment.