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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There are no diagnostic x ray findings associated with orbital cellulitis. | There are no diagnostic x ray findings associated with orbital cellulitis. | ||
==X ray findings== | ==X ray findings== | ||
There are no diagnostic x ray findings associated with orbital cellulitis. | There are no diagnostic x ray findings associated with orbital cellulitis. In cases where CT scan is contraindicated, plain radiograph (x ray) is indicated prior to MRI in patients with suspected history of metallic ocular injury.<ref name="pmid8819411">{{cite journal| author=Murphy KJ, Brunberg JA| title=Orbital plain films as a prerequisite for MR imaging: is a known history of injury a sufficient screening criterion? | journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol | year= 1996 | volume= 167 | issue= 4 | pages= 1053-5 | pmid=8819411 | doi=10.2214/ajr.167.4.8819411 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8819411 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Tarek Nafee, M.D. [2]
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Overview
There are no diagnostic x ray findings associated with orbital cellulitis.
X ray findings
There are no diagnostic x ray findings associated with orbital cellulitis. In cases where CT scan is contraindicated, plain radiograph (x ray) is indicated prior to MRI in patients with suspected history of metallic ocular injury.[1]
References
- ↑ Murphy KJ, Brunberg JA (1996). "Orbital plain films as a prerequisite for MR imaging: is a known history of injury a sufficient screening criterion?". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 167 (4): 1053–5. doi:10.2214/ajr.167.4.8819411. PMID 8819411.