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This study is aimed to determine the normal values of liver length, GBWT, AP diameters of the IVC and PV, AP diameter of the head and body of the pancreas.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A prospective cross\u2013sectional study was carried out in this study. A total of the 408 participants were randomly recruited using a systematic method. According to the USG reports, the subjects who had normal USG report for liver, biliary system, and pancreas were described as normals, whereas the subjects who had hepatobiliary diseases such as fatty liver, liver cysts, hemangioma, cirrhosis, gallbladder wall thickening, acute cholecystitis, gallstones, and polyps were recorded as abnormal subjects.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of the 408 participants with a mean of 52.6 \u00b1 8.4 years old. Of those, 294 (72.1%) participants were normal and 114 (27.9%) subjects were reported as abnormal. More than half of the study population was males, 52.9% versus 47.1% of females. There was a significant difference of liver length, head, and body of the pancreas between genders (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.004, 0.002, and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001, respectively). Moreover, the pancreatic body only was significantly correlated with age (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.026). There also was a significant difference of the liver length, head, and body of the pancreas between normal and abnormal subjects (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.007, and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Liver length, diameter of the head, and body of the pancreas were significantly associated with gender and hepatobiliary diseases. 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