Orbital Fat Volumetry and Water Fraction Measurements Using T2-Weighted FSE-IDEAL Imaging in Patients with Thyroid-Associated Orbitopathy.

Y Kaichi Keizo Tanitame H Itakura Haruya Ohno Masayasu Yoneda Yuji Takahashi Y Akiyama Kazuo Awai

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2016)

Volumetric and water fraction measurements of orbital fat by using FSE-IDEAL imaging are feasible and useful for monitoring the effects of therapy and for predicting the response of patients with thyroid-associated orbitopathy to methylprednisolone pulse therapy.

Keyphrases

high resolution
adipose tissue
blood pressure
magnetic resonance
high dose
stem cells
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
low dose
photodynamic therapy