role of computed tomography in proptosis

ABSTRACT

Plain radiology and computed tomography [CT] were used to investigate twenty patients presenting with proptosis, in an attempt to elicit the cause of proptosis and evaluate CT accuracy by matching its results with different confirmatory investigations, [Laboratory investigations, [Laboratory investigations, histopathological confirmation and therapeutic tests]. All cases examined showed abnormality on CT findings whereas plain radiography revealed pathological changes in only 40% of cases