Graves ophthalmopathy: Intracranial fat prolapse on CT images as an indicator of optic nerve compression

Radiology

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 123-127

  Birchall, Daniel ^a   Goodall, Karen L ^b   Noble, Joan L ^b   Jackson, Alan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Graves disease; Nerves, optic

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; GRAVES DISEASE; HERNIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE COMPRESSION; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029973525     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.200.1.8657899     Document Type: Article

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