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15547205

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-19
pubmed:abstractText
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence and CT features of the accessory spleen. CONCLUSION: Accessory spleens are present in 16% of patients undergoing contrast-enhanced abdominal CT. Typically, accessory spleens appear on CT scans as well-marginated, round masses that are smaller than 2 cm and enhance homogeneously on contrast-enhanced images. When accessory spleens are smaller than 1 cm, their attenuation may be lower than that of the spleen because of partial volume effects. Their most frequent location (22%) is posteromedial to the spleen; anterolateral to the upper pole of the left kidney; and lateral, posterior, and superior to the tail of the pancreas. Familiarity with these characteristic features may differentiate them from other pathologic findings in the upper abdomen.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0361-803X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
183
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1653-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
CT features of the accessory spleen.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115, USA. kmortele@partners.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article