Accuracy of ultrasonography in assessing spleen and liver size in patients with Gaucher disease: comparison to computed tomographic measurements

A comparison was made between volume measurements of spleen and liver by ultrasonography and by computed tomography, the two most common modes of assessment of organ size in patients with Gaucher disease, who require frequent follow‐up measurements. The two measurements showed a high degree of corre...

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Published in:Journal of ultrasound in medicine 1997-03, Vol.16 (3), p.209-211
Main Authors: Elstein, D, Hadas-Halpern, I, Azuri, Y, Abrahamov, A, Bar-Ziv, Y, Zimran, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Algorithms
Analysis of Variance
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Computerized tomography
Diagnosis
Digestive system. Abdomen
Diseases
Female
Gaucher Disease - diagnostic imaging
Hepatomegaly - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Patient treatment
Regression Analysis
Splenomegaly - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasonic investigative techniques
Ultrasonography
Volume measurement
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Summary:A comparison was made between volume measurements of spleen and liver by ultrasonography and by computed tomography, the two most common modes of assessment of organ size in patients with Gaucher disease, who require frequent follow‐up measurements. The two measurements showed a high degree of correlation within a broad range for both spleen and liver volumes. An algorithm for conversion of one measurement to the other was derived for both spleen and liver.
ISSN:0278-4297
1550-9613
DOI:10.7863/jum.1997.16.3.209