Role of surface coil magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosing vitreo-retinal disorders

ABSTRACT

This study included a total of 26 patients [16 females and 10 males with ages ranging from 5 months to 65 years]. In nine patients, the lesions were bilateral; thus, the total number of the examined eye globes was 35. All patients were subjected to history taking and MRI examination. Sixteen patients underwent US examination, while CT examination was performed to five patients. In the 26 patients evaluated with MRI, the final diagnosis included unilateral retinoblastoma [n = 3], bilateral retinoblastoma [n = 5], choroidal melanoma [n = 3], ciliary body capillary hemangioma [n = 1], choroidal metastasis [n = 2], choroidal hemangioma [n = 2], retinopathy of prematurity [bilateral] [n = 1], persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous [bilateral] [n = 1], bilateral coloboma [n = 2], endophthalmitis [n = 2], post-traumatic intraocular lesions [n = 1], retinal detachment [n = 2] and vitreous hemorrhage [n = 1]. A histopathologic confirmation was obtained in retinoblastoma [four patients], choroidal melanoma [two patients], ciliary body capillary hemangioma [one patient] and choroidal metastasis [one patient]