Echo thickening of the liver parenchyma indicates the presence of liver tissue damage, and after the damage, during the repair process of liver cells, fibrosis and scarring can be formed, which is reflected in ultrasonography as echogenic thickening. Therefore, if there is a history of hepatitis, hepatobiliary surgery, or if you are currently in a period of liver disease, such as fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, viral hepatitis, or cirrhosis, you may have thickened echogenicity of the liver parenchyma. Alternatively, if the echogenicity is mild, consider it to be related to recent heavy alcohol consumption, or an overly oily diet. Normal liver function indicates that the synthesis and metabolic functions of the patient’s liver are normal, but normal function does not mean that there are no pathological changes, it may be in the stable stage of the disease, but as the disease progresses, the liver function will also change. Therefore, if the examination reveals thickened liver parenchyma echogenicity and normal liver function, the doctor often also needs the patient to undergo several tests such as blood routine, coagulation, liver fibrosis test, liver tissue biopsy, etc. to clarify the diagnosis and to perform regular follow-up examinations to measure liver function. At this time, patients and their family members should not mind the tediousness of the tests and should actively cooperate with the doctor to conduct the tests and exclude the relevant lesions.
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