Fig. 6From: Real-time observation of pathophysiological processes during murine experimental Schistosoma japonicum infection using high-resolution ultrasound imagingDilatation of the splenic vein. The diameter of the splenic vein (SP) was around 0.3 mm in control mice at the site of divergence from the portal vein (PV) but doubled in size at 10 and 12 weeks PIBack to article page