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Sonographic Evaluation of Spleen Size in Tall Healthy Athletes

Audrey L. Spielmann1, David M. DeLong2 and Mark A. Kliewer3

1 Vancouver General Hospital, Department of Radiology, Vancouver Coastal Health, 899 W 12th Ave., Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada.
2 Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, Durham, NC 27710.
3 Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, 600 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53792-3252.



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  		Fig. 1A. —19-year-old man standing 6 ft 2.5 inches (189 cm). Longitudinal sonogram shows craniocaudal length of spleen to be 16.05 cm. Electronically enhanced measurement cursors show measurement technique.

 


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  		Fig. 1B. —19-year-old man standing 6 ft 2.5 inches (189 cm). Transverse sonogram of spleen shows measurement of anteroposterior thickness (x) and transverse width (+) of spleen.

 


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  		Fig. 2. —Scatterplot graph shows correlation of body height with spleen length in male subjects. Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient was 0.4 (p = 0.0003).

 


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  		Fig. 3. —Scatterplot graph shows correlation of body height with transverse spleen width in male subjects. Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient was 0.5 (p = 0.0001).

 


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  		Fig. 4. —Scatterplot graph shows correlation of body height with spleen length in female subjects. Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient was 0.3 (p = 0.05).

 


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  		Fig. 5. —Scatterplot graph shows correlation of body height with transverse spleen width in female subjects. Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient was 0.4 (p = 0.01).

 

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