Measurement of Normal Spleen volume for Adult Sudanese using Computed Tomography

Abstract

The aim of this study to measure the normal range of the volume of spleen and correlate volume of spleen with body height, body weight and age. In male and female. The volume of the spleen was measured by using CT in 55 male and 55 female, the data used in this study was collected from two hospitals in Khartoum state: Al zaytouna Specialist Hospital, Royal Scan Diagnostic Center. In period from October 2015 to January 2016. The result of this study shows that in female there is no relation between spleen volumes with the age, Spleen volume have direct relation with body weight, Spleen volume increase with increase the body height. In male there is no relation between spleen volume with age and body height. There is a relation between body weight and the splenic volume. The result of this study showed the mean of splenic volume for Sudanese population are 165±23 cm3. Further studies in measuring spleen with larger sample of population are recommend.