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Sonazoid‐enhanced ultrasonography for the diagnosis of an intrapancreatic accessory spleen: A case report
Author(s) -
Makino Yuki,
Imai Yasuharu,
Fukuda Kazuto,
Seki Yasushi,
Kogita Sachiyo,
Sawai Yoshiyuki,
Igura Takumi,
Kurokawa Masanori,
Takamura Manabu
Publication year - 2011
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/jcu.20798
Subject(s) - hypervascularity , medicine , accessory spleen , spleen , ultrasonography , mononuclear phagocyte system , radiology , splenic disease , contrast (vision) , pathology , splenectomy , artificial intelligence , computer science
We report a case of an intrapancreatic accessory spleen in 59‐year‐old man, in which contrast‐enhanced sonography (US) using Sonazoid, a second‐generation contrast agent, was useful for the diagnosis. Sonazoid‐enhanced US could prove both hypervascularity and the existence of reticuloendothelial cell systems in the mass, which is the key to the diagnosis of an accessory spleen. Sonazoid‐enhanced US might become a standard imaging technique for the diagnosis of an accessory spleen. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2011;