title: Enlarged anterior chamber: CT finding of a ruptured globe.
abstract: A deep anterior chamber of the globe is a clinical sign of posterior scleral rupture, an ophthalmologic emergency. On axial CT, the depth of the anterior chambers of ruptured globes was greater than the depth of the anterior chambers of normal globes. The discrepancy between the depth of the two anterior chambers in any patient can also suggest posterior scleral rupture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA 15213-2582, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Weissman
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Beatty
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Curtin
mesh_terms: D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012421:Rupture; D012590:Sclera / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed