Improving diagnosis of atraumatic splenic lesions, part I: nonneoplastic lesions.
Focal atraumatic splenic lesions often pose a diagnostic challenge on cross-sectional imaging. They can be categorized based on etiology as nonneoplastic (reviewed in Part I), benign neoplastic, and malignant neoplastic lesions. Lesions can also be characterized based on prevalence as common, uncommon, and rare. Familiarity with pertinent clinical parameters, etiology, pathology, prevalence, and ancillary features such as splenomegaly, concomitant hepatic involvement, and extrasplenic findings, in addition to knowledge of imaging spectra of these lesions, can improve diagnostic confidence. Since the nonneoplastic lesions are usually easily recognized, it is critical that the radiologist identifies them avoiding unnecessary work up.
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 111 E 210(th) Street, Bronx, NY, 10467. Electronic address: zinaricci@aol.com.
Zina J
ZJ
Ricci
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 111 E 210(th) Street, Bronx, NY, 10467. Electronic address: sarahoh@gmail.com.
Sarah K
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Oh
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 111 E 210(th) Street, Bronx, NY, 10467. Electronic address: vchernya@montefiore.org.
Victoria
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Chernyak
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 111 E 210(th) Street, Bronx, NY, 10467. Electronic address: mflusberg@gmail.com.
Milana
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Flusberg
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 111 E 210(th) Street, Bronx, NY, 10467. Electronic address: allaroz@optonline.net.
Alla M
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Rozenblit
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Jack D. Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 1825 Eastchester Rd, Bronx, NY 10461. Electronic address: kaulmd@hotmail.com.
Bindu
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Kaul
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 111 E 210(th) Street, Bronx, NY, 10467. Electronic address: mstein17@aol.com.
Marjorie W
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Stein
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 111 E 210(th) Street, Bronx, NY, 10467. Electronic address: fmazzariolgunduz@gmail.com.
Fernanda S
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Mazzariol
D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Benign splenic lesions; CT scan; Focal nonneoplastic splenic lesions; MRI