Journal article
Magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of optic nerve gliomas
Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.), Vol.94(6), pp.709-717
06/1987
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(87)33390-1
PMID: 3627721
Abstract
Five patients with optic nerve gliomas were evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Images obtained with MRI were equal to computed tomography (CT) in evaluation of the orbital components of these tumors and superior to CT in evaluating the intracanalicular, chiasmal, and post-chiasmal extension of tumor. MRI is unimpeded by artifacts produced by surrounding bone, as encountered in CT, and also proves to be more sensitive in delineating subtle differences in fat content and hydration of neural tissues. Thus, MRI is extremely valuable in furthering our understanding of the natural and therapeutic response of optic nerve gliomas.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of optic nerve gliomas
- Creators
- Barrett G Haik - Tulane UniversityLeslie Saint Louis - Cornell UniversityJohn Bierly - Cornell UniversityMary E Smith - Tulane UniversityDavid A Abramson - Cornell UniversityRobert M Ellsworth - Cornell UniversityMichael Wall - Tulane University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.), Vol.94(6), pp.709-717
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0161-6420(87)33390-1
- PMID
- 3627721
- ISSN
- 0161-6420
- eISSN
- 1549-4713
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/1987
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9983979934102771
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