Essential thrombocytosis CT
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [2]
Overview
Abdominal CT may be helpful in the diagnosis of essential thrombocytosis.[1] Findings on abdominal CT suggestive of essential thrombocytosis include splenomegaly. A spiral chest CT may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications from essential thrombocytosis like pulmonary thromboembolism in patients with suggestive symptoms.[2]
CT
Abdominal CT may be helpful in the diagnosis of essential thrombocytosis.[1] Findings on abdominal CT suggestive of essential thrombocytosis include splenomegaly. A spiral chest CT may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications from essential thrombocytosis like pulmonary thromboembolism in patients with suggestive symptoms.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Essential Thrombocytosis Workup. Medscape. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/206697-workup Accessed on November 11, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arampatzis, Spyridon; Stefanidis, Ioannis; Lakiopoulos, Vassilios; Raio, Luigi; Surbek, Daniel; Mohaupt, Markus G (2010). “Postpartal recurrent non-ST elevation myocardial infarction in essential thrombocythaemia: case report and review of the literature”. Thrombosis Journal. 8 (1): 12. doi:10.1186/1477-9560-8-12. ISSN 1477-9560.
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