title: Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous: MRI.
abstract: Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV), a developmental cause of leukocoria, is due to incomplete regression of the fetal blood supply to the eye. We report the MRI features of PHPV of the dorsal type to facilitate differential diagnosis from other causes of leukocoria, namely retinoblastoma, which may have major therapeutic consequences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of the Technical University, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Küker
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramaekers
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000002:abnormalities*