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Measurement of spleen size using gamma camera scintigraphy in essential thrombocythaemia
Author(s) -
Revesz Peter,
Carneskog Jan,
Wadenvik Hans,
Jarneborn Lennart,
Kutti Jack
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
european journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0902-4441
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1993.tb00614.x
Subject(s) - thrombocytosis , medicine , spleen , scintigraphy , nuclear medicine , radiology , gamma camera , polycythemia vera , gastroenterology , platelet
By using gamma camera imaging the spleen size was determined in 33 consecutive patients with essential thrombocythaemia (ET) and in 33 consecutive patients with reactive thrombocytosis (RT). All ET patients were newly diagnosed and had not received myelosuppressive treatment prior to study; they all fulfilled the criteria for ET as established by the Polycythemia Vera Study Group. In both posterior and lateral projections, the spleen area in the group of ET patients was significantly larger than in the RT patients. The present study has shown that 39% of ET patients at diagnosis have splenic enlargement. Evaluation of spleen size is therefore a useful diagnostic test in patients presenting with unexplained thrombocytosis.