PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Darwish H. Badran
AU  - Heba M. Kalbouneh
AU  - Maher T. Al-Hadidi
AU  - Amjad T. Shatarat
AU  - Emad S. Tarawneh
AU  - Azmy M. Hadidy
AU  - Waleed S. Mahafza
TI  - Ultrasonographic assessment of splenic volume and its correlation with body parameters in a Jordanian population
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2015.8.11809
DP  - 2015 Aug 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 967--972
VI  - 36
IP  - 8
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/36/8/967.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/36/8/967.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2015 Aug 01; 36
AB  - Objectives: To estimate normal linear dimensions and volume of spleen in Jordanians using ultrasonography, and to correlate splenic volume with age and body parameters: height, weight, body surface area (BSA), and body mass index (BMI).Methods: A prospective pilot study was conducted on 205 volunteers (115 males and 90 females) not known to have any conditions likely to be associated with splenomegaly. The study was performed at the Radiology Department, Jordanian University Hospital, Amman, Jordan, between December 2013 and August 2014. All linear dimensions of spleen were measured, and splenic volume (index) was calculated using the standard prolate ellipsoid formula (length × width × depth × 0.523). The splenic volume was then analyzed with age and body parameters using the Pearson’s correlation coefficient.Results: The mean (± SD) splenic dimensions were 10.72±1.37 cm in length, 7.40±1.52 cm in width, 4.40±1.47 cm in depth, and 184.15±79.56 cm3 in volume. Men had larger spleens than women (p<0.0001). Age had no significant effect on spleen volume (r=0.11, p=0.12). There was a significant moderate positive correlation (p<0.0001), using Pearson’s correlation coefficient, between the spleen volume, and other parameters (height, weight, BSA, and BMI), with correlation coefficients exceeding 0.3.Conclusion: A local reference of spleen dimensions was established with a different range of values reported previously.