title: Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound in evaluating liver size in Gaucher patients.
abstract: Comparison is made between the reliability of two imaging methods (ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging) to measure changes in the size of the liver in patients undergoing treatment for Gaucher disease. The reliability of either modality in estimating liver size is comparable, as is the reliability of demonstrating changes in the size of the liver with time. The precision of the two measurements is roughly the same.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Glenn
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thurston
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garver
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beutler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005776:Gaucher Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014463:Ultrasonography