Arch Ophthalmol. 1986 Oct;104(10):1477-82. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1986.01050220071029.

Computed tomographic three-dimensional localization and compositional evaluation of intraocular and orbital foreign bodies.

Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)

S J Zinreich, N R Miller, J B Aguayo, C Quinn, R Hadfield, A E Rosenbaum

PMID: 3767677 DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1986.01050220071029

Abstract

A software program designed for the Siemens Somatom DR3 computed tomographic (CT) scanner provides improved diagnosis, localization, and etiologic description of intraocular and orbital foreign bodies. The program allows information to be analyzed in two different display formats. One format is that of multiplanar reconstruction of the eye and orbit, including an "oblique CT cube" image. This format produces an accurate "three-dimensional" display of both in vitro and in vivo intraocular and orbital foreign bodies. The second display format is that of a histogram. Using this analytic mode, nonmetallic intraocular and intraorbital foreign bodies can be differentiated from each other and from metallic foreign bodies, although individual metallic foreign bodies cannot be identified with respect to specific composition. The information provided by these two display formats substantially aids the clinician in the diagnosis and management of foreign bodies located within the orbit, particularly those located within the eye.

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• Animals
• Cattle
• Eye Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
• Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
• Humans
• In Vitro Techniques
• Metals
• Orbit / diagnostic imaging
• Software
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

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