Splenic masses are known to cause bleeding into the abdominal cavity, which can be severe. The ultrasound will help your veterinarian look for blood pooling in the abdomen.

Q An emergency room vet found a large, round, solid mass on the spleen of our 13-year-old retriever mix dog. The vet recommended that the spleen be removed. The vet also said an ultrasound biopsy w… ...

Using an intense kind of ultrasound stimulation against inflammation holds promise but so far has been tested only in rodents and human blood samples.

What does the size of your spleen say about your health, and when should you visit your doctor? Here we give you an overview of what functions the spleen performs in the body. Then we take a look ...

Objectives: To determine normal spleen dimensions in a healthy collegiate athletic population. Methods: 631 Division I collegiate athletes from one university participated in the study. During ...

Researchers are excited about a new, noninvasive technique called spleen stiffness measurement (SSM), which uses sound waves to assess the stiffness of the spleen.

To read the research study entitled "Noninvasive ultrasound stimulation of the spleen to treat inflammatory arthritis," visit the Nature Communications website.

An abdominal ultrasound uses sound waves to check a number of conditions. Learn about what ultrasounds are used for and if there are any risks.

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have begun a pilot clinical trial to test the efficacy of using ultrasound to stimulate the spleen and reduce COVID-19-related ...