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CT scan is useful in distinguishing extraocular muscle enlargement from fat expansion which is common in Graves' disease. | |||
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Ct scan is helpful to diagnose ophtalmopathy of Graves' disease. Especially in cases of asymmetric proptosis, ruling out orbital tumor and arteriovenous malformation is important.<ref name="pmid19752424">{{cite journal |vauthors=Douglas RS, Tsirbas A, Gordon M, Lee D, Khadavi N, Garneau HC, Goldberg RA, Cahill K, Dolman PJ, Elner V, Feldon S, Lucarelli M, Uddin J, Kazim M, Smith TJ, Khanna D |title=Development of criteria for evaluating clinical response in thyroid eye disease using a modified Delphi technique |journal=Arch. Ophthalmol. |volume=127 |issue=9 |pages=1155–60 |year=2009 |pmid=19752424 |pmc=4005726 |doi=10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.232 |url=}}</ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1],Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]
Overview
CT scan is useful in distinguishing extraocular muscle enlargement from fat expansion which is common in Graves' disease.
CT scan
Ct scan is helpful to diagnose ophtalmopathy of Graves' disease. Especially in cases of asymmetric proptosis, ruling out orbital tumor and arteriovenous malformation is important.[1]
References
- ↑ Douglas RS, Tsirbas A, Gordon M, Lee D, Khadavi N, Garneau HC, Goldberg RA, Cahill K, Dolman PJ, Elner V, Feldon S, Lucarelli M, Uddin J, Kazim M, Smith TJ, Khanna D (2009). "Development of criteria for evaluating clinical response in thyroid eye disease using a modified Delphi technique". Arch. Ophthalmol. 127 (9): 1155–60. doi:10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.232. PMC 4005726. PMID 19752424.