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Due to the increasing utilization of cross-sectional imaging techniques like computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, and ultrasound (US), cysts, in particular those of the abdominal organs like kidneys, liver and spleen, are frequently diagnosed. Therapeutic consequences can only be driven if the cysts become symptomatic because of their position, increasing size, hemorrhage or...