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Ultrasound of the [[spleen]] may be used to help assess for [[splenomegaly]] in cases of hemolytic anemia. Ultrasound's benifit is in giving more precisive measurement of the size of the spleen in comparison to palpation by physical examination. | |||
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Ultrasound of the spleen is sometimes used to help assess for splenomegaly, or spleen enlargement. The benefit of ultrasound is that the size of the spleen can be measured with more precision compared to palpation by physical examination, and the size of the spleen can be monitored over time. Ultrasound can also be useful for assessing hepatomegaly, or liver enlargement, which can sometimes be seen in hemolytic anemia. Ultrasound is the most cost effective imaging test of the spleen.<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> | Ultrasound of the [[spleen]] is sometimes used to help assess for [[splenomegaly]], or [[spleen enlargement]]. The benefit of ultrasound is that the size of the spleen can be measured with more precision compared to palpation by physical examination, and the size of the spleen can be monitored over time. Ultrasound can also be useful for assessing [[hepatomegaly]], or liver enlargement, which can sometimes be seen in hemolytic anemia. Ultrasound is the most cost effective imaging test of the spleen.<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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Shyam Patel [2]
Overview
Ultrasound of the spleen may be used to help assess for splenomegaly in cases of hemolytic anemia. Ultrasound's benifit is in giving more precisive measurement of the size of the spleen in comparison to palpation by physical examination.
Echocardiography or ultrasound
Ultrasound of the spleen is sometimes used to help assess for splenomegaly, or spleen enlargement. The benefit of ultrasound is that the size of the spleen can be measured with more precision compared to palpation by physical examination, and the size of the spleen can be monitored over time. Ultrasound can also be useful for assessing hepatomegaly, or liver enlargement, which can sometimes be seen in hemolytic anemia. Ultrasound is the most cost effective imaging test of the spleen.[1]
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.