Evaluation of activity of Graves' orbitopathy with multiparameter orbital magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

ABSTRACT:

Background

When quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used to assess the activity of Graves' orbitopathy (GO), the examination is generally focused on a specific orbital tissue, especially the extraocular muscles (EOMs). However, GO usually involves the entire intraorbital soft tissue. The aim of this study was to use multiparameter MRI on multiple orbital tissues to distinguish the active and inactive GO.

Methods

From May 2021 to March 2022, consecutive patients with GO were prospectively enrolled at Peking University People's Hospital (Beijing, China) and divided into those with active disease and those with inactive disease based on a clinical activity score. Patients then underwent MRI, including sequences of conventional imaging, T1 mapping, T2 mapping, and m

SUBMITTER: Cheng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10167472 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature