Hoh H B, Laitt R D, Wakeley C, Kabala J, Goddard P, Potts M J, Harrad R A
Bristol Eye Hospital, UK.
Eye (Lond). 1994;8 ( Pt 5):506-10. doi: 10.1038/eye.1994.126.
Nineteen patients with thyroid eye disease were examined with magnetic resonance imaging using the Short Tau Inversion Recovery (STIR) sequence and compared with normal controls. The Signal Intensity Ratio (SIR) of each of the four recti was obtained by comparison with the signal intensity of the adjacent temporalis muscle. The SIR was compared with disease activity assessed using Werner's grading system, a clinical inflammatory score, and the range of extraocular movements. Results show that a high SIR is associated with a high index of disease activity. This technique is likely to prove useful in assessing disease activity and planning the management of thyroid eye disease, particularly with respect to immunosuppression.
19例甲状腺眼病患者采用短tau反转恢复（STIR）序列进行磁共振成像检查，并与正常对照组进行比较。通过与相邻颞肌的信号强度比较，获得四条直肌各自的信号强度比（SIR）。将SIR与使用Werner分级系统评估的疾病活动度、临床炎症评分以及眼球运动范围进行比较。结果显示，高SIR与高疾病活动指数相关。该技术可能在评估疾病活动度和规划甲状腺眼病的治疗，特别是在免疫抑制方面，被证明是有用的。
