Magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosis and follow-up of minimal thyroid ophthalmopathy.
We report a case of minimal thyroid ophthalmopathy treated with intravenous methylprednisolone, in which precise identification of the involved muscle was possible with the use of surface coil magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Intravenous methylprednisolone was more effective than the oral prednisolone as judged by orbital MR imaging. MR imaging is one of the useful tools in the diagnosis and assessment of treatment in this field.
First Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Matsuo
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Motomura
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Takeo
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Yoshimura
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Tsujihata
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D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004172:Diplopia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
D001323:Autoantibodies; C006606:anti-thyroglobulin; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D008775:Methylprednisolone