The bare area of the spleen: a constant CT feature of the ascitic abdomen

The bare area of the spleen: a constant CT feature of the ascitic abdomen

On computed tomographic (CT) scans of the abdomen in patients with ascites, there is one consistently recognizable area of the spleen that is not surrounded by fluid. This area, designated the bare area of the spleen, is related anatomically to the upper anterior part of the left kidney, specificall...

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Veröffentlicht in:AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), 1984-05, Vol.142 (5), p.953-955
Hauptverfasser: Vibhakar, SD, Bellon, EM
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ABDOMEN
Aged
ASCITES
Ascites - diagnostic imaging
Ascites - etiology
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BODY
BODY AREAS
Body Fluid Compartments
BODY FLUIDS
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
EVALUATION
Humans
KIDNEYS
Male
MATERIALS
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
Pleural Effusion - diagnostic imaging
Pleural Effusion - etiology
Radiography, Abdominal
RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Retrospective Studies
SPLEEN
Spleen - diagnostic imaging
SYMPTOMS
TOMOGRAPHY 550602 > Medicine-- External Radiation in Diagnostics-- (1980-)
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:On computed tomographic (CT) scans of the abdomen in patients with ascites, there is one consistently recognizable area of the spleen that is not surrounded by fluid. This area, designated the bare area of the spleen, is related anatomically to the upper anterior part of the left kidney, specifically the Gerota fascia. Awareness of this relation enables differentiation of intraperitoneal fluid from pleural fluid on cross-sectional CT images.
ISSN:0361-803X
1546-3141
DOI:10.2214/ajr.142.5.953