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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[CT scan]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of uveal. Findings on [[CT scan]] suggestive of uveal melanoma include elevated mushroom shaped [[lesions]], hyper-dense, and [[contrast]] enhancement. | |||
==CT== | ==CT== | ||
CT | [[Head and neck anatomy|Head and neck]] [[Computed tomography|CT scan]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of uveal melanoma. Findings on [[CT scan]] diagnostic of uveal melanoma include:<ref name="Reddy2005">{{cite journal|last1=Reddy|first1=S|title=PET/CT imaging: detection of choroidal melanoma|journal=British Journal of Ophthalmology|volume=89|issue=10|year=2005|pages=1265–1269|issn=0007-1161|doi=10.1136/bjo.2005.066399}}</ref> | ||
* Elevated mushroom shaped [[lesions]] | |||
*Hyperdense | |||
*[[Contrast]] enhancement | |||
[[File:B71d3b12c0136b6ce147d0ab83ca86 big gallery.jpg|500px|none|thumb|Case courtesy of A.Prof Frank Gaillard, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/4297">rID: 4297</a>]] | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]
Overview
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of uveal. Findings on CT scan suggestive of uveal melanoma include elevated mushroom shaped lesions, hyper-dense, and contrast enhancement.
CT
Head and neck CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of uveal melanoma. Findings on CT scan diagnostic of uveal melanoma include:[1]
References
- ↑ Reddy, S (2005). "PET/CT imaging: detection of choroidal melanoma". British Journal of Ophthalmology. 89 (10): 1265–1269. doi:10.1136/bjo.2005.066399. ISSN 0007-1161.