PHYSICIAN'S CORNER
Orbits
Return to the Physician's Corner - MRI can detect and stage ocular tumors such as melanoma and metastases.
- Retinoblastoma is best diagnosed by CT; however tumor extension is better seen and followed up on MRI.
- Fractures in the orbital walls or adjacent to the orbits are better delineated by CT.
- Extra ocular orbital infection, tumor, myopathy, neuropathy and vascular diseases are best studied by MRI.
- MRI with contrast (with fat saturation) is useful for pathological conditions involving the optic nerve or structures adjacent to it.