Vermess M, Javadpour N, Blayney D W
J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1981 Feb;5(1):106-8. doi: 10.1097/00004728-198102000-00021.
The significance of localizing accessory spleens in patients with hematologic disorders as well as demonstrating splenic regeneration following splenectomy is well recognized. An experimental contrast material has been developed that, after intravenous injection, selectively opacifies the liver and spleen on computed tomograms. The contrast material was primarily developed to detect small avascular liver lesions (metastases). Its value in detecting accessory or recurrent spleen was recognized incidentally when a patient with testicular carcinoma and a previous splenectomy showed opacification of splenic tissue in the left upper abdomen.
血液系统疾病患者中副脾定位以及脾切除术后脾再生的意义已得到充分认识。现已开发出一种实验性造影剂，静脉注射后，可在计算机断层扫描上选择性地使肝脏和脾脏显影。这种造影剂主要用于检测肝脏的小无血管病变（转移瘤）。当一名患有睾丸癌且此前已行脾切除术的患者左上腹脾组织显影时，偶然发现了其在检测副脾或复发性脾脏方面的价值。
