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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-2-28
pubmed:abstractText
Nineteen patients with thyroid eye disease were examined with magnetic resonance imaging using the Short Tau Inversion Recovery (STIR) sequence and compared with normal controls. The Signal Intensity Ratio (SIR) of each of the four recti was obtained by comparison with the signal intensity of the adjacent temporalis muscle. The SIR was compared with disease activity assessed using Werner's grading system, a clinical inflammatory score, and the range of extraocular movements. Results show that a high SIR is associated with a high index of disease activity. This technique is likely to prove useful in assessing disease activity and planning the management of thyroid eye disease, particularly with respect to immunosuppression.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0950-222X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8 ( Pt 5)
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
506-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
The STIR sequence MRI in the assessment of extraocular muscles in thyroid eye disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Bristol Eye Hospital, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article