Ultrasonic examination of orbital vasculature.
Patients with orbital varices form a diagnostically important group of those referred for ultrasonic study of orbital proptosis. Two cases are presented in which diagnosis of dilated orbital blood vessels was established by B scan ultrasonography. The echographic appearance of normal and dilated orbital vessels is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology