Clinical Study

Thickness of Extraocular Muscle and Orbital Fat in MRI Predicts Response to Glucocorticoid Therapy in Graves’ Ophthalmopathy

Table 2

Comparison of ophthalmic parameter measurement in MRI.

Responsive ()Unresponsive ()Control

Exophthalmos value (mm)22.50 ± 2.17#20.82 ± 2.9613.98 ± 0.97<0.001
Inferior rectus (mm)5.89 ± 0.96#4.86 ± 1.053.41 ± 0.29<0.001
Medial rectus (mm)11.02 ± 2.419.79 ± 1.327.77 ± 0.90<0.001
Superior rectus (mm)5.92 ± 1.935.62 ± 1.423.28 ± 0.35<0.001
Lateral rectus (mm)10.37 ± 1.3210.21 ± 1.267.70 ± 0.46<0.001
EOM (mm)32.62 ± 4.78#29.67 ± 2.5922.02 ± 1.76<0.001
Orbital fat (mm)3.78 ± 0.47#4.33 ± 0.653.24 ± 0.28<0.001
Inferior rectus/fat ratio1.65 ± 0.30##1.16 ± 0.241.12 ± 0.11<0.001
EOM/fat ratio9.09 ± 0.77##7.29 ± 1.277.09 ± 0.39<0.001

versus control group; versus control group; # versus unresponsive group; ## versus unresponsive group.