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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anum Dilip, M.B.B.S[2]

Diagnostic Study of Choice

Study of choice

• Spleen scintigraphy, with the use of Technetium-99m-labelled heat-damaged autologous erythrocyte clearance is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of Asplenia.

Diagnostic finding

• Measures spleen function
• Measures splenic uptake and clearance of heat-damaged erythrocytes.

Name of Diagnostic Criteria

There are no established criteria for the diagnosis of Asplenia.

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