Correlation between NMR scans of extraocular muscles and clinical symptoms in Graves' ophthalmopathy

In an NMR study of the orbits of patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy a high degree of correlation was found between the severity of the clinical picture and the relative increase in muscular volume in the retrobulbar space.

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Published in:Documenta ophthalmologica 1988-10, Vol.70 (2-3), p.243-249
Main Authors: TROELSTRA, A, RIJNEVELD, W. J, KOOIJMAN, A. C, HOUTMAN, W. A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Endocrinopathies
Eye Diseases - pathology
Graves Disease - pathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Malignant tumors
Medical sciences
Oculomotor Muscles - pathology
Thyroid. Thyroid axis (diseases)
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Summary:In an NMR study of the orbits of patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy a high degree of correlation was found between the severity of the clinical picture and the relative increase in muscular volume in the retrobulbar space.
ISSN:0012-4486
1573-2622
DOI:10.1007/bf00154461