title: Demonstration of the superior ophthalmic vein by high resolution computed tomography.
abstract: Computed tomography has revolutionized the diagnosis of ophthalmologic and neuro-ophthalmologic disease. High resolution CT with thin-section techniques has made available the depiction of finer anatomic orbital detail and permits radiologic detection of more subtle lesions than was previously available. The display of normal-sized superior ophthalmic veins by CT is further evidence of the resolving power of the currently available machines. A segment of the superior ophthalmic vein was identified in 18 of 64 orbits examined by CT. Virtually the entire superior ophthalmic vein was identified in three orbits.
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009915:Orbit / Q000098:blood supply*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010690:Phlebography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014680:Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology