Evaluation of standard liver volume formulae for Chinese adults

Table 1 Reported formulae for ESLV

Author	Report date	Formula	Material used (race, number)
Urata et al[7]	1995	ESLV = 706.2 × BSA + 2.4	CT Volumetry (Japanese, 96)
Heinemann et al[8]	1999	ESLV = 1072.8 × BSA - 345.7	Autopsy (Caucasian 1332)
Vauthey et al[9]	2002	LV = 18.51 × BW + 191.8	CT volumetry (Western, 292)
Lee et al[5]	2006	ESLV = 691 × BSA + 95	LDLT (Korea, 311)
Fan et al[4]	2000	ESLW = 218.32+BW × 12.29 + gender × 50.74 (M = 1, F = 0)	LDLT (Chinese, 159)
Chengdu[6]	2009	ESLV = 334.024 + 11.508 × BW	LDLT (Chinese, 115)

ESLV: Estimated standard liver volume; BSA: Body surface area; BW: Body weight; CT: Computed tomography; LDLT: Living donor liver transplantation.