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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
CT scan of the spleen can be useful to assess for the splenomegaly. Suggestive findings of splenomegaly include increased the spleen lengthining, loss of the splenic | CT scan of the [[spleen]] can be useful to assess for the [[splenomegaly]]. Suggestive findings of splenomegaly include increased the [[spleen]] lengthining, loss of the splenic notches, and extension of the [[spleen]] below the lower third pole of the [[kidney]]. | ||
==CT scan== | ==CT scan== | ||
* CT of the spleen can also be useful to assess for splenomegaly.<ref name="pmid24929265">{{cite journal| author=Orphanidou-Vlachou E, Tziakouri-Shiakalli C, Georgiades CS| title=Extramedullary hemopoiesis. | journal=Semin Ultrasound CT MR | year= 2014 | volume= 35 | issue= 3 | pages= 255-62 | pmid=24929265 | doi=10.1053/j.sult.2013.12.001 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24929265 }} </ref> | * CT of the spleen can also be useful to assess for splenomegaly.<ref name="pmid24929265">{{cite journal| author=Orphanidou-Vlachou E, Tziakouri-Shiakalli C, Georgiades CS| title=Extramedullary hemopoiesis. | journal=Semin Ultrasound CT MR | year= 2014 | volume= 35 | issue= 3 | pages= 255-62 | pmid=24929265 | doi=10.1053/j.sult.2013.12.001 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24929265 }} </ref> | ||
* CT findings of splenomegaly in hemolytic anemia include the following: | * CT findings of [[splenomegaly]] in hemolytic anemia include the following: | ||
** The length of the spleen is more than 10 cm | ** The length of the [[spleen]] is more than 10 cm | ||
** The spleen is extending below the lower third pole of the kidney. | ** The spleen is extending below the lower third pole of the [[kidney]]. | ||
** Loss of the splenic notches | ** Loss of the splenic notches | ||
[[Image:Splenomegalie bei CLL (labeled).jpg|thumb|center|350px|Source: By Hellerhoff. Labeling by Mikael Häggström (File:Splenomegalie bei CLL.jpg) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons]] | [[Image:Splenomegalie bei CLL (labeled).jpg|thumb|center|350px|Source: By Hellerhoff. Labeling by Mikael Häggström (File:Splenomegalie bei CLL.jpg) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons]] | ||
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Overview
CT scan of the spleen can be useful to assess for the splenomegaly. Suggestive findings of splenomegaly include increased the spleen lengthining, loss of the splenic notches, and extension of the spleen below the lower third pole of the kidney.
CT scan
- CT of the spleen can also be useful to assess for splenomegaly.[1]
- CT findings of splenomegaly in hemolytic anemia include the following:
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References
- ↑ Orphanidou-Vlachou E, Tziakouri-Shiakalli C, Georgiades CS (2014). "Extramedullary hemopoiesis". Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 35 (3): 255–62. doi:10.1053/j.sult.2013.12.001. PMID 24929265.