Normal measurement of orbital structures: Implications for the assessment of Graves' ophthalmopathy

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-256

  Sheikh, M ^a   Abalkhail, S ^a   Doi, S A R ^a   Al Shoumer, K A S ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

CT; Graves' ophthalmopathy; Normal measurements; Orbits

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; ORBIT; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; FEMALE; GRAVES OPHTHALMOPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; OPTIC NERVE; ORBIT; PARANASAL SINUSES; REFERENCE VALUES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34248341757     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: 14401673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2007.01721.x     Document Type: Article

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