Diagnostic value of contrast enhanced ultrasound for splenic artery complications following acute pancreatitis

Table 1 Splenic lesions and splenic artery complications

Splenic lesions	Splenic artery complications
Splenic infarction/subcapsular hemorrhage	Splenic artery embolism
Local dysperfusion of splenic parenchyma	Splenic artery stenosis
Splenic artery aneurysms	Splenic artery aneurysms
Splenic rupture	Splenic artery embolism

Table 2 Splenic artery complications examined by three methods in acute pancreatitis

	Splenic artery embolism	Splenic artery aneurysms	Splenic artery stenosis
CECT	6	5	1
Pancreatic CEUS	0	0	0
Splenic CEUS	4	0	1

CECT: Contrast-enhanced computed tomography; CEUS: Contrast enhanced ultrasound.

Table 3 Splenic artery complications by splenic contrast enhanced ultrasound in acute pancreatitis

Imaging of splenic CEUS	No.
Splenic infarction	4
Subcapsular hemorrhage	1
Splenic parenchymal dysperfusion	1
Splenic rupture	0
Splenic artery aneurysms	0

CEUS: Contrast enhanced ultrasound.