Table 2 Diagnosis, grading, and therapy of n=9 splenic ruptures with value of CEUS regarding therapy.

No.	Clinical diagnosis	B-mode US diagnosis	Grade B-mode	CEUS diagnosis	Grade CEUS	Therapy
1	SSR, acute pancreatitis	Nonspecific findings, SH, FF	4	SH, PH, FF, active bleeding	4	Splenectomy
2	SSR, acute leukemia	Nonspecific findings	2	NTISP within infarction	4	Interventional radiology
3	TSR, trauma	Nonspecific findings	2	TISP	4	Splenectomy
4	SSR, acute leukemia	Nonspecific findings	2	NTISP within infarction	4	urgent splenectomy
5	SSR, malignant lymphoma	Nonspecific findings, FF	4	NTISP within infarction, FF, active bleeding	4	Urgent splenectomy
6	TSR, motor bike accident	Nonspecific findings	2	TISP	4	Conservative treatment
7	SSR, angiosarcoma	SH,FF	3	SH, FF, metastases active bleeding	4	Splenectomy
8	TSR, motor bike accident	Nonspecific findings	3	TISP within infarction	4	Delayed splenectomy
9	SSR, endocarditis	Infarction	2	NTISP within infarction	4	Interventional radiology

(SSR=spontaneous splenic rupture, TRS=traumatic splenic rupture, subcapsular hematoma (SH), parenchymal hematoma (PH), free abdominal fluid (FF), non-traumatic intrasplenic pseudoaneurysm (NTISP), traumatic intrasplenic pseudoaneurysm (TISP))