title: Optical coherence tomography patterns of choroidal osteoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the optical coherence tomographic images that are commonly observed in eyes with choroidal osteoma (choroidal ossification).
  
  
  METHODS
  Three patients with choroidal osteoma were examined by optical coherence tomography.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found two optical coherence tomographic patterns in the eyes with choroidal osteoma. First, multiple tracks of high refractivity were present posterior to the tumor lesion. Second, thick and irregular plate-like, high-signal intensity areas were present in the choroid in the region of the tumor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Optical coherence tomography can be useful in the diagnosis of choroidal osteoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohguro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagae
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007368:Interferometry / Q000379:methods; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010016:Osteoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014054:Tomography / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography