Sonographic measurement of splenic length: Correlation with measurement at autopsy

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 71-74

  Loftus, William K ^a,b   Chow, Louis T C ^a   Metreweli, Constantine ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Benson Radiology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Measurement; Spleen; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SPLEEN SIZE; SPLEEN WEIGHT; SPLENOMEGALY;

AGED; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SPLEEN;

EID: 0032906733     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0096(199902)27:2<71::AID-JCU4>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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