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Magnetic resonance imaging of juxtapapillary plaques in cadaver eyes.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Williams, DF; Mieler, WF; Jaffe, GJ; Robertson, DM; Hendrix, L
Published in: The British journal of ophthalmology
January 1990

Adequate treatment of juxtapapillary melanomas with episcleral plaque brachytherapy using lower energy radiation sources may be difficult because of uncertainties regarding the relationship of the plaque to the optic nerve and tumour base. We obtained magnetic resonance images of a dummy plaque placed in a juxtapapillary location in cadaver specimens. Although it is possible to place a plaque in close association with the optic nerve sheath, a tissue barrier exists which may prevent actual contact between the plaque and nerve. Posterior tilting of the plaque may also occur. Because of these uncertainties regarding plaque placement, juxtapapillary melanomas should be considered a distinct subgroup when evaluating the efficacy of radioactive plaque brachytherapy in the treatment of choroidal melanoma.

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Published In

The British journal of ophthalmology

DOI

EISSN

1468-2079

ISSN

0007-1161

Publication Date

January 1990

Volume

74

Issue

1

Start / End Page

43 / 46

Related Subject Headings

  • Optic Nerve
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Melanoma
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Choroid Neoplasms
  • Cadaver
  • Brachytherapy
  • 3212 Ophthalmology and optometry
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Williams, D. F., Mieler, W. F., Jaffe, G. J., Robertson, D. M., & Hendrix, L. (1990). Magnetic resonance imaging of juxtapapillary plaques in cadaver eyes. The British Journal of Ophthalmology, 74(1), 43–46. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.74.1.43
Williams, D. F., W. F. Mieler, G. J. Jaffe, D. M. Robertson, and L. Hendrix. “Magnetic resonance imaging of juxtapapillary plaques in cadaver eyes.The British Journal of Ophthalmology 74, no. 1 (January 1990): 43–46. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.74.1.43.
Williams DF, Mieler WF, Jaffe GJ, Robertson DM, Hendrix L. Magnetic resonance imaging of juxtapapillary plaques in cadaver eyes. The British journal of ophthalmology. 1990 Jan;74(1):43–6.
Williams, D. F., et al. “Magnetic resonance imaging of juxtapapillary plaques in cadaver eyes.The British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 74, no. 1, Jan. 1990, pp. 43–46. Epmc, doi:10.1136/bjo.74.1.43.
Williams DF, Mieler WF, Jaffe GJ, Robertson DM, Hendrix L. Magnetic resonance imaging of juxtapapillary plaques in cadaver eyes. The British journal of ophthalmology. 1990 Jan;74(1):43–46.

Published In

The British journal of ophthalmology

DOI

EISSN

1468-2079

ISSN

0007-1161

Publication Date

January 1990

Volume

74

Issue

1

Start / End Page

43 / 46

Related Subject Headings

  • Optic Nerve
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Melanoma
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Choroid Neoplasms
  • Cadaver
  • Brachytherapy
  • 3212 Ophthalmology and optometry
  • 3202 Clinical sciences