Magnetic resonance imaging parameters on lacrimal gland in thyroid eye disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Thyroid eye disease is an extrathyroidal manifestation of Graves' disease and is associated with dry eye disease. This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the role of magnetic resonance imaging lacrimal gland parameters in thyroid eye disease diagnosis, activity grading, and therapeutic responses prediction.

Methods

Up to 23 August, 2022, 504 studies from PubMed and Cochrane Library were analyzed. After removing duplicates and imposing selection criteria, nine eligible studies were included. Risk of bias assessment was done. Meta-analyses were performed using random-effect model if heterogeneity was significant. Otherwise, fixed-effect model was used. Main outcome measures include seven structural magnetic resonance imaging parameters (lac

SUBMITTER: Wong NTY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10408192 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature