title: [Possibilities of error in sonography of the pancreas and spleen].
abstract: Sonography plays an essential role in imaging suspected disease in the pancreas and spleen. A variety of different factors, such as artifacts, the close anatomical relationship of the pancreas to other intestinal organs, variant anatomy, and the well-known effect of the skill and experience of the sonographer may cause diagnostic difficulties. In this article, we discuss potential pitfalls and differential diagnoses in ultrasonographic imaging of the pancreas and spleen.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institut für radiologisch-physikalische Tumordiagnostik, Universitätsklinik für Radiodiagnostik, Wien.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mallek
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Mostbeck
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography