{"id":369,"date":"2018-07-01t12:28:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-01t12:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/?page_id=369"},"modified":"2021-08-18t08:54:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17t22:54:19","slug":"spleen-normal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/spleen-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"spleen normal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
intercostal scan plane. note the transducer has been rotated to be parallel to the rib space.<\/p>
(this example shows the patient on their side, however supine is preferable)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
normal spleen<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t the size of the spleen can be extremely variable ranging from 7cm- 14cm (adults).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t accessory spleens or splenunculi are common.<\/p> (singular = splenunculus)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t to assess the size, shape, texture and vascularity of the spleen.<\/p> indications include:<\/p> the spleen has a homogeneous appearance.\u00a0 normal adult spleen size<\/em><\/strong><\/p> ref :\u00a0sonography introduction to normal structure and function second edition\u00a0 reva arnez curry and betty bates tempkin\u00a0\u00a0 saunders<\/span><\/p> ref:\u00a0ultrasound: the requisites<\/a>, chapter 8, 209-219<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>normal variants<\/span><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
scan protocol<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/span>role of ultrasound<\/span><\/h3>
<\/span>limitations<\/span><\/h3>
<\/span>ultrasound appearances<\/span><\/h3>
when it becomes enlarged it loses this shape and, as it expands, it becomes very rounded, sometimes appears extending beyond the left kidney.<\/p>