CT appearance of a traumatic cataract.
We describe a case of a traumatic cataract that presented on CT as a hypodense lens with a hyderdense rim. The finding reflects the pathogenesis of this entity: a capsular tear and consequent entry of fluid into the lens.
Segev
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel.
Goldstein
M
M
Lazar
M
M
Reider-Groswasser
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I
D002386:Cataract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed