Role of Doppler sonography in the evaluation of accessory spleens after splenectomy

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1347-1351

  Herneth, A M ^a   Pokieser, P ^a   Philipp, M O ^a   Bader, T R ^a   Helbich, T H ^a   Mallek, R ^a   Mostbeck, G H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory spleen; Doppler sonography; Resistive index; Splanchnic vessels

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; DOPPLER EFFECT; FLOW PATTERNS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY;

SPLENIC ARTERY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ACCESSORY SPLEEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SPLEEN ARTERY; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 0035186186     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2001.20.12.1347     Document Type: Article

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