Radiological aspects of Gaucher disease

Skeletal Radiol. 2011 Dec;40(12):1505-13. doi: 10.1007/s00256-010-0992-3. Epub 2010 Jul 25.

Abstract

Advances in imaging and the development of commercially available enzyme therapy have significantly altered the traditional radiology of Gaucher disease. The cost of treatment and need for monitoring response to therapy have magnified the importance of imaging. There are no recent comprehensive reviews of the radiology of this relatively common lysosomal storage disease. This article describes the modern imaging, techniques and radiological manifestations of Gaucher disease.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Absorptiometry, Photon
  • Bone Diseases, Metabolic / diagnosis*
  • Bone Diseases, Metabolic / diagnostic imaging
  • Gaucher Disease / diagnosis*
  • Gaucher Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Gaucher Disease / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Ultrasonography