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Cardiovascular Research 1987 21(10):779-782; doi:10.1093/cvr/21.10.779
© 1987 by European Society of Cardiology
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Copyright © 1987, European Society of Cardiology

Splenic blood flow measurements by Doppler ultrasound: a preliminary report

ARUMUGAM MANOHARAN*, ROBERT W GILL{dagger} and KAYE A GRIFFITHS{dagger}

*From the Department of Clinical Haematology, St George Hospital, University of New South Wales, Kogarah
{dagger}From the Ultrasonics Institute, Australian Department of Health, Millers Point, Sydney, Australia

Splenic blood flow and splenic volume were measured by Doppler and cross sectional ultrasound in 72 human subjects consisting of 61 patients with splenomegaly and 11 normal subjects. This non-invasive and relatively simple method yielded satisfactory results in 76% of the subjects studied; failures were due to obesity, debility, distorted vascular anatomy, and excessive gas in the stomach. These preliminary results suggest that the Doppler ultrasound technique is a practical clinical method for measuring splenic blood flow.

KEYWORDS spleen; blood circulation; Doppler ultrasound

Address for correspondence and reprints: Dr A Manoharan, St George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia.


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