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We conducted this study to determine whether hand\u2010carried ultrasound can reliably assess spleen size.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Patients with varying degrees of splenomegaly were studied. Two sonographers blindly measured spleen size in each patient using either a hand\u2010carried or conventional ultrasound device in random order. Sonographers completed a data sheet indicating the adequacy of the image, clinical measurements of enlargement, and confidence in their observations.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Sixteen patients (10 male and 6 female; mean age \u00b1 SEM, 60 \u00b1 4 years) were recruited. Image quality was adequate or better in all scans with conventional ultrasound and in 15 of 16 scans with hand\u2010carried ultrasound. The greatest longitudinal measurement recorded was statistically equivalent across ultrasound techniques, with mean values of 16.4 cm (95% confidence interval, 14.8\u201318.0 cm) for conventional ultrasound and 15.8 cm (95% confidence interval, 14.1\u201317.4 cm) for hand\u2010carried ultrasound. The correlation between measurement techniques was <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.89 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; .0001). Sonographers were somewhat or very confident in the outcomes of all scans with conventional ultrasound and in 15 of 16 cases with hand\u2010carried ultrasound. In general, it took longer for sonographers to obtain images with hand\u2010carried ultrasound.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>We have shown that hand\u2010carried ultrasound can be used at the point of care by trained individuals to diagnose splenomegaly. 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