Ultrasound can also be used to guide needle biopsies, providing tissue samples for diagnosis. When a splenic mass is discovered, the best course of action is usually surgical removal of the spleen ...

What are some potential causes of spleen pain? Read on to learn more about what conditions or injuries may lead to splenic pain.

Although lab results were non-revealing, a spleen ultrasound revealed abnormal echotexture, leading to the discovery of a splenic mass. Identifying whether a splenic lesion is cystic or solid, and ...

Abstract Aims: Ultrasound (US) guided percutaneous splenic biopsies are uncommon and are ordinarily done in the context of an indeterminate splenic lesion with a probable underlying malignancy, and ...

Advanced diagnostics With these results, Lovey was scheduled for an abdominal ultrasound which revealed a partly cystic splenic mass in conjunction with subcapsular fluid and a diffuse splenic ...

Masses on the spleen can be either benign or malignant. Retrievers are known to have splenic hemangiosarcomas which are highly malignant tumors.

Abstract Background: Accumulating evidence now shows that a cardio-splenic axis plays critical role in post-ischemic reperfusion injury of the heart. Here, we tested a nonpharmacologic, noninvasive, ...

Noninvasive ultrasound techniques could help identify patients with PBC at risk for variceal rupture and hemorrhage, a study found.

A noninvasive intervention making use of ultrasound to target the spleen in rat models of PAH showed promise for reducing disease severity.

Though spleen cancer in dogs is, thankfully, relatively rare, it is one of the more common types of cancer veterinarians see in their canine patients. Spleen cancer tends to happen in older, ...

This study utilizes noninvasive, focused ultrasound to activate an anti-inflammatory neuroimmune pathway and modulate inflammatory cells in the spleen and lung. This work offers new insights into the ...