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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
On Head MRI, optic nerve glioma is characterized by enlargement of optic canal. | |||
==MRI== | ==MRI== | ||
Radiographs no longer have any real role to play in the diagnosis of orbital masses, however if performed enlargement of the optic canal may be demonstrated if the tumor is not confined to the orbit. Additional findings of NF1 may also be visible. | Radiographs no longer have any real role to play in the diagnosis of orbital masses, however if performed enlargement of the optic canal may be demonstrated if the tumor is not confined to the orbit. Additional findings of NF1 may also be visible. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [5]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [6]
Overview
On Head MRI, optic nerve glioma is characterized by enlargement of optic canal.
MRI
Radiographs no longer have any real role to play in the diagnosis of orbital masses, however if performed enlargement of the optic canal may be demonstrated if the tumor is not confined to the orbit. Additional findings of NF1 may also be visible.
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- ↑ Image courtesy of Dr Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file [1]).[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
- ↑ Image courtesy of Dr Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file [2]).[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
- ↑ Image courtesy of Dr Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file [3]).[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
- ↑ Image courtesy of Dr Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file [4]).[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC