title: Orbital varices: imaging findings and the role of color Doppler sonography in the diagnosis.
abstract: The orbital varices are infrequent intraorbital masses, which cause intermittent, positional exophthalmos. They have low venous pressure inside which causes difficulties in detection by routine protocols of nearly all imaging modalities. Color Doppler sonography is a simple procedure that can easily detect orbital varices which avoids further evaluation in non-complicated patients. We report the imaging findings of a case of orbital varix and discuss the role of color Doppler sonography in the diagnosis and follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Department of Radiology, 35340 Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey. mustafa.secil@deu.edu.tr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Secil
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soylev
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ada
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Saatci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods*