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Diagnostic Ultrasound - Abdomen and Pelvis

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Spleen<br />

Splenosis<br />

ANATOMICAL VARIANTS<br />

Intercostal muscle<br />

Anatomy: <strong>Abdomen</strong><br />

Left kidney<br />

Pancreatic tail<br />

Superior pole of left kidney<br />

Splenosis<br />

Splenic cyst<br />

Ascites<br />

Left-sided liver<br />

Right-sided spleen<br />

(Top) Longitudinal oblique intercostal grayscale ultrasound through the left upper quadrant shows a round hypoechoic structure<br />

adjacent to the upper pole of the left kidney; this represents splenosis. (Middle) Correlative axial CECT through the left upper quadrant<br />

in a patient with prior splenic trauma <strong>and</strong> splenectomy shows residual splenosis. (Bottom) Transverse anterior ultrasound in the setting<br />

of heterotaxy with polysplenia demonstrates the relationship between the right-sided spleen <strong>and</strong> the left-sided liver.<br />

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