Research Article
Volumetric Growth of the Liver in the Human Fetus: An Anatomical, Hydrostatic, and Statistical Study
Table 2
Liver volumes in both sexes measured directly by a hydrostatic method.
| Fetal age [weeks] | | Liver volume [cm3] | value | Males | Females | Median | Minimum | Maximum | Median | Minimum | Maximum |
| 18–21 | 24 | 6.46 | 2.23 | 12.14 | 10.31 | 4.94 | 13.24 | 0.128 | 22–25 | 27 | 15.41 | 6.58 | 25.93 | 14.21 | 7.46 | 26.30 | 0.758 | 26–30 | 18 | 21.48 | 17.36 | 32.10 | 20.77 | 14.95 | 29.54 | 0.477 | 18–30 | 69 | 11.60 | 2.23 | 32.10 | 14.36 | 4.94 | 29.54 | 0.166 |
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