title: Ultrasonography of the spleen. Pictorial essay.
abstract: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is widely indicated in the study of splenic diseases, especially due to its good specificity in the differentiation of benign from malignant splenic lesions. The purpose of this pictorial essay is to offer a review of the most common splenic pathologies, while illustrating them with sonographic images.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Computed Tomography, "Octavian Fodor" Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiorean
authors.affiliation: Hematology Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Mihnea
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zdrenghea
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasonography, "Octavian Fodor" Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Email: rbadea@umfcluj.ro.
authors.forename: Radu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Badea
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods*; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*