| Peer-Reviewed

Estimation of Splenic Volume in Sudanese Adult Population Using Abdominal Computed Tomography Scan

Received: 20 December 2016     Accepted: 3 February 2017     Published: 2 March 2017
Views:       Downloads:
Abstract

Spleen is enlarged in a variety of clinical conditions including infectious, infiltrative, immunologic and malignant states. Evaluation of splenic size is important in every physical examination of the abdomen by a physician. The accurate diagnosis of splenic enlargement is a matter of considerable importance as it is a useful guide for arriving at a diagnosis of the disease. It is therefore of utmost importance to resort to a mechanism that will give us an accurate estimation of the size of spleen. Objectives: of this work was to Estimation of Standard Splenic Volume in Sudanese Adult Population Using Abdominal CT scan and compare it with the published data. Methods: 110 CT scans of consecutive adult patients (55 male and 55 female) aged between 20 - 80 years, having no splenic disorders, The patient’s body weight and height were recorded at the time of the Computed tomography (CT) examination. The volume of spleen was calculated manually by using the standard clinical prolate ellipsoid formula. Results: The average splenic volume of the all population was 165.5 ± 23 cm3. The average splenic volume in adult males was 182.4 ± 25.8 cm3 and that in adult females 148.5± 37.9 cm3. Conclusions: These results provide normative data for evaluating patients with splenomegaly.

Published in International Journal of Medical Imaging (Volume 5, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijmi.20170501.11
Page(s) 1-4
Creative Commons

This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.

Copyright

Copyright © The Author(s), 2017. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Splenomegaly, Spleen, Computed Tomography, Reconstruction Index

References
[1] Douglas, G., Nicol, F. and Robertson, C. (2009) Macleod’s Clinical Examination. 12th Edition, Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier, Philadelphia.
[2] Mollitt DL, Dokler ML 2000. Spleen. In KT Oldham, PM Colombani, RP Foglia (eds), Surgery of Infants and Children: Scientific Principles and Pratice. Lippincot-Raven, Publishers, Philadelphia, New York, p. 1425-1436.
[3] Lamb PM, Lund A., Kanagasabay RR, Martin A, webb JA and Reznek RH et al.: Spleen size: How well do linear ultrasound measurements correlate with three dimension CT volume assessments? Br J Radiol. (2002); 75: 573-77.
[4] Silverman S, DeNardo GL, Siegel E. Determination of spleen size by scintigraphy. Cancer BiotherRadiopharm 1999; 14: 407–411.
[5] Downey MT. Estimation of splenic weight from ultrasonographic measurements. Can AssocRadiol J 1992; 43: 273–277 11.
[6] Schlesinger AE, Hildebolt CF, Siegel M, Pilgrim TK. Splenic volume in children: simplified estimation at CT. Radiology 1994; 193: 578–580.
[7] Cools L, Osteaux M, Divano L, Jeanmart L. Prediction of splenic volume by a simple CT measurement: a statistical study. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1983; 7: 426–430.
[8] Siddiqui, M. A., Ali, A. H. A., Bedewi, M. A. andSerhan, O. O. (2014) Estimation of Standard Splenic Volume in Saudi Arabian Adult Population: Using 3D Reconstruction of Abdominal CT Scan Images. Open Journal of Internal Medicine, 4, 7-12.
[9] Mustapha, Z., Tahir, A., Tukur, M., Bukar, M. and Lee, W. K. (2010) Sonographic Determination of the Normal Spleen Size in an Adult African Population. European Journal of Radiology, 75, 133-135.
[10] Hoefs, J. C., Wang, F. W., Lilien, D. L., Walker, B. and Kanel, G. (1999) A Novel, Simple Method of Functional Spleen Volume Calculation by Liver-Spleen Scan. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 40, 1745-1755.
[11] Asghar, A., Agrawal, D., Yunus, S. M., Sharma, P. K., Zaidi, S. H. H. and Sinha, A. (2011) Standard Splenic Volume Estimation in North Indian Adult Population: Using 3D Reconstruction of Abdominal CT Scan Images. Anatomy Research International, 2011, 5 p.
[12] Vishram Singh 2014 TEXTBOOK OF ANATOMY ABDOMEN AND LOWER LIMB Received royalty from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins for other.
Cite This Article
  • APA Style

    Ahmed F. Musa, Doha Abdo M. Abdo, Mogahid M. A. Zidan, Wadah M. Ali, Shazaly N. Khojaly. (2017). Estimation of Splenic Volume in Sudanese Adult Population Using Abdominal Computed Tomography Scan. International Journal of Medical Imaging, 5(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijmi.20170501.11

    Copy | Download

    ACS Style

    Ahmed F. Musa; Doha Abdo M. Abdo; Mogahid M. A. Zidan; Wadah M. Ali; Shazaly N. Khojaly. Estimation of Splenic Volume in Sudanese Adult Population Using Abdominal Computed Tomography Scan. Int. J. Med. Imaging 2017, 5(1), 1-4. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmi.20170501.11

    Copy | Download

    AMA Style

    Ahmed F. Musa, Doha Abdo M. Abdo, Mogahid M. A. Zidan, Wadah M. Ali, Shazaly N. Khojaly. Estimation of Splenic Volume in Sudanese Adult Population Using Abdominal Computed Tomography Scan. Int J Med Imaging. 2017;5(1):1-4. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmi.20170501.11

    Copy | Download

  • @article{10.11648/j.ijmi.20170501.11,
      author = {Ahmed F. Musa and Doha Abdo M. Abdo and Mogahid M. A. Zidan and Wadah M. Ali and Shazaly N. Khojaly},
      title = {Estimation of Splenic Volume in Sudanese Adult Population Using Abdominal Computed Tomography Scan},
      journal = {International Journal of Medical Imaging},
      volume = {5},
      number = {1},
      pages = {1-4},
      doi = {10.11648/j.ijmi.20170501.11},
      url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijmi.20170501.11},
      eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ijmi.20170501.11},
      abstract = {Spleen is enlarged in a variety of clinical conditions including infectious, infiltrative, immunologic and malignant states. Evaluation of splenic size is important in every physical examination of the abdomen by a physician. The accurate diagnosis of splenic enlargement is a matter of considerable importance as it is a useful guide for arriving at a diagnosis of the disease. It is therefore of utmost importance to resort to a mechanism that will give us an accurate estimation of the size of spleen. Objectives: of this work was to Estimation of Standard Splenic Volume in Sudanese Adult Population Using Abdominal CT scan and compare it with the published data. Methods: 110 CT scans of consecutive adult patients (55 male and 55 female) aged between 20 - 80 years, having no splenic disorders, The patient’s body weight and height were recorded at the time of the Computed tomography (CT) examination. The volume of spleen was calculated manually by using the standard clinical prolate ellipsoid formula. Results: The average splenic volume of the all population was 165.5 ± 23 cm3. The average splenic volume in adult males was 182.4 ± 25.8 cm3 and that in adult females 148.5± 37.9 cm3. Conclusions: These results provide normative data for evaluating patients with splenomegaly.},
     year = {2017}
    }
    

    Copy | Download

  • TY  - JOUR
    T1  - Estimation of Splenic Volume in Sudanese Adult Population Using Abdominal Computed Tomography Scan
    AU  - Ahmed F. Musa
    AU  - Doha Abdo M. Abdo
    AU  - Mogahid M. A. Zidan
    AU  - Wadah M. Ali
    AU  - Shazaly N. Khojaly
    Y1  - 2017/03/02
    PY  - 2017
    N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijmi.20170501.11
    DO  - 10.11648/j.ijmi.20170501.11
    T2  - International Journal of Medical Imaging
    JF  - International Journal of Medical Imaging
    JO  - International Journal of Medical Imaging
    SP  - 1
    EP  - 4
    PB  - Science Publishing Group
    SN  - 2330-832X
    UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijmi.20170501.11
    AB  - Spleen is enlarged in a variety of clinical conditions including infectious, infiltrative, immunologic and malignant states. Evaluation of splenic size is important in every physical examination of the abdomen by a physician. The accurate diagnosis of splenic enlargement is a matter of considerable importance as it is a useful guide for arriving at a diagnosis of the disease. It is therefore of utmost importance to resort to a mechanism that will give us an accurate estimation of the size of spleen. Objectives: of this work was to Estimation of Standard Splenic Volume in Sudanese Adult Population Using Abdominal CT scan and compare it with the published data. Methods: 110 CT scans of consecutive adult patients (55 male and 55 female) aged between 20 - 80 years, having no splenic disorders, The patient’s body weight and height were recorded at the time of the Computed tomography (CT) examination. The volume of spleen was calculated manually by using the standard clinical prolate ellipsoid formula. Results: The average splenic volume of the all population was 165.5 ± 23 cm3. The average splenic volume in adult males was 182.4 ± 25.8 cm3 and that in adult females 148.5± 37.9 cm3. Conclusions: These results provide normative data for evaluating patients with splenomegaly.
    VL  - 5
    IS  - 1
    ER  - 

    Copy | Download

Author Information
  • College of Medical Radiologic Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan

  • College of Medical Radiologic Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan

  • Medical Imaging Technology Department, Al-Ghad International College for Applied Medical Science, Asser, KSA

  • Radiological Science and Nuclear Medicine College, the National Ribat University, Khartoum, Sudan

  • College of Medical Radiologic Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan

  • Sections