Clinical and radiologic evaluation of optic pathway lesions.
The clinical evaluation can often suggest the level of a visual pathway lesion; however, several different types of pathological processes, can produce the same visual field deficit. Imaging evaluation with CT and/or MRI can help to localize and characterize these diverse types of pathology. A radiological differential diagnosis can then be suggested which, in turn, facilitates patient management. In certain instances, the specific cause of a visual field defect can be identified with the radiological evaluation.
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Department of Radiology, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY 11501, USA.
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D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*