B‐MODE AND CONTRAST‐ENHANCED SONOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF ACCESSORY SPLEEN IN THE DOG |
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Authors: | FEDERICA ROSSI SILVIA RABBA MASSIMO VIGNOLI HENDRIK HAERS ROSSELLA TERRAGNI JIMMY H SAUNDERS |
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Institution: | 1. Veterinary Clinic dell'Orologio—Sasso Marconi, Bologna, Italy;2. Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium |
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Abstract: | Four dogs with an accessory spleen are described. The accessory spleens appeared as a round‐to‐triangular structure located in the perisplenic area. They were homogeneous and isoechoic with the adjacent spleen. Contrast‐enhanced ultrasound was performed using a second generation microbubble contrast medium (sulfur hexafluoride). The type and timing of enhancement of the accessory spleen was similar to that of the parent spleen. Contrast‐enhanced ultrasound is a noninvasive modality useful in distinguishing an accessory spleen from a mass of another origin. |
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Keywords: | accessory spleen contrast‐enhanced ultrasound dog microbubble contrast medium small animals |
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