Diagnostic Ultrasound - Abdomen and Pelvis

Spleen
Fat in splenic hilum
Left hemidiaphragm
Spleen
CT CORRELATION
Anatomy: Abdomen
Tail of pancreas
Left hemidiaphragm
Renal pyramids
Spleen
Left kidney
Left psoas muscle
Stomach
Left hemidiaphragm
Spleen
Splenic vein
Accessory spleen
(Top) Oblique correlative multiplanar reconstruction CT of the spleen is shown. Note the fat around the splenic hilum and the extension
of the pancreatic tail towards the splenic hilum. This allows the pancreatic tail to be visualized by ultrasound using the spleen as an
acoustic window. (Middle) Oblique correlative multiplanar reconstruction CT shows the relationship between the spleen and the kidney.
(Bottom) Oblique correlative multiplanar reconstruction CT of the accessory spleen in the splenic hilum is shown. The accessory spleen
simulates the appearance of a normal spleen on imaging; this identical appearance prevents it from being mistaken for pathology.
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