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hot spleen

decreased liver uptake
- liver dz (eg, cirrhosis)
- shunting of portal venous blood
increased splenic uptake
- hematopoietic dz
- septicemia
- rheumatoid disorders
- immunostimulation (tumor, Aldomet, IL-2)

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013