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.
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| Exophthalmos value (mm) | 22.50 ± 2.17# | 20.82 ± 2.96 | 13.98 ± 0.97 | <0.001 | Inferior rectus (mm) | 5.89 ± 0.96# | 4.86 ± 1.05 | 3.41 ± 0.29 | <0.001 | Medial rectus (mm) | 11.02 ± 2.41 | 9.79 ± 1.32 | 7.77 ± 0.90 | <0.001 | Superior rectus (mm) | 5.92 ± 1.93 | 5.62 ± 1.42 | 3.28 ± 0.35 | <0.001 | Lateral rectus (mm) | 10.37 ± 1.32 | 10.21 ± 1.26 | 7.70 ± 0.46 | <0.001 | EOM (mm) | 32.62 ± 4.78# | 29.67 ± 2.59 | 22.02 ± 1.76 | <0.001 | Orbital fat (mm) | 3.78 ± 0.47# | 4.33 ± 0.65 | 3.24 ± 0.28 | <0.001 | Inferior rectus/fat ratio | 1.65 ± 0.30## | 1.16 ± 0.24 | 1.12 ± 0.11 | <0.001 | EOM/fat ratio | 9.09 ± 0.77## | 7.29 ± 1.27 | 7.09 ± 0.39 | <0.001 |
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