Obligatory medical device diagnostics.
- Abdominal ultrasonography (ultrasound examination of abdominal organs) – for basic diagnosis.
- Electrocardiogram (ECG; recording of the electrical activity of the heart muscle) – for suspected cardiac involvement.
Optional medical device diagnostics – depending on the results of the history, physical examination and obligatory laboratory parameters – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen (abdominal CT) – to determine the exact extent; for staging if malignancy is suspected.
- Magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen (abdominal MRI) – to determine the exact dimensions; for staging if malignancies are suspected.
- Sonography-guided trial excision – especially when malignant lymphoma is suspected.
- Scintigraphy – when neoplasms are suspected.
