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Accesory Spleen
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Accesory Spleen: A common anomaly and may be located in various sites in the abdomen.
Sonographic Appearance: Smooth, homogenous mass, isoechoic to the normal splenic parenchyma.
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Splenic Cyst
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Splenic Cyst:A rare usually congenital cyst in the spleen.
Sonographic Appearance: They display good through transmission, smooth round borders, distal acoustic enhancement, and totally anechoic.
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Splenomegaly
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Splenomegaly: Is an enlarged spleen measuring over 14cm in any dimension.
Sonographic Appearance: An enlarged spleen with a homogenous parenchymal pattern.
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Splenic Infarction
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Splenic Infarction: Death of splenic tissue.
Sonographic Appearance: Wedge shaped, hypoechoic area extending from the splenic capsule into the parenchyma. An old infart is hyperechoic.
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Splenic Rupture
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Splenic Rupture: Occurs when the splenic vascular supply, parenchyma, or capsule has been disrupted.
Sonographic Appearance: The appearance ranges from a cystic, hypoechoic mass to a complex area in the periphery of the splenic parenchyma.
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Splenic Calcifications
Splenic Calcifications: Calcified areas within the spleen resulting from various disease's.
Sonographic Appearance: Hyperechoic foci within the splenic parenchyma that produce acoustic shadowing.
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