Neonatal jaundice ultrasound

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]

Overview

Ultrasound can be useful for assessing hepatomegaly, or liver enlargement, which can sometimes be seen in hemolytic diseases causing jaundice.

Ultrasound

Ultrasound can be useful for assessing hepatomegaly, or liver enlargement, which can sometimes be seen in hemolytic diseases causing jaundice. Ultrasound is the most cost effective imaging test of the spleen.^[1]

References

↑ Orphanidou-Vlachou E, Tziakouri-Shiakalli C, Georgiades CS (2014). “Extramedullary hemopoiesis”. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 35 (3): 255–62. doi:10.1053/j.sult.2013.12.001. PMID 24929265.

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[pmid24929265-1] Orphanidou-Vlachou E, Tziakouri-Shiakalli C, Georgiades CS (2014). “Extramedullary hemopoiesis”. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 35 (3): 255–62. doi:10.1053/j.sult.2013.12.001. PMID 24929265.

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