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Sonographic measurement of splenic length: Correlation with measurement at autopsy
Author(s) -
Loftus William K.,
Chow Louis T. C.,
Metreweli Constantine
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199902)27:2<71::aid-jcu4>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - autopsy , medicine , cadaver , spleen , volume (thermodynamics) , splenic disease , nuclear medicine , radiology , anatomy , pathology , splenectomy , physics , quantum mechanics
Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the correlations between the sonographic measurement of splenic length and the actual splenic length, volume, and weight. Methods Before autopsy, sonographic measurements of splenic length were obtained in 30 cadavers, and these values were compared with the actual length, volume, and weight of the spleen at autopsy. Results There were clear linear correlations between maximum sonographic length and actual length ( r = 0.831), volume ( r = 0.817), and weight ( r = 0.810). Conclusion This study shows that a single, simple sonographic measurement gives a clinically useful indication of true splenic size. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 27:71–74, 1999.