Bailey C C, Kabala J, Laitt R, Goddard P, Hoh H B, Potts M J, Harrad R A
Bristol Eye Hospital, UK.
Eye (Lond). 1996;10 ( Pt 5):617-9. doi: 10.1038/eye.1996.140.
We examined 25 patients with thyroid eye disease, using both the STIR (Short Tau Inversion Recovery) sequence and cine MRI techniques. A number of characteristic features can be seen on the cine MRI. There is muscle enlargement with restriction of movement and, in the burnt-out phase of the disease, reduced elasticity of the muscles is manifest as their failure to stretch on eye movement. This is in contrast to the active phase of the disease, where although the muscles are enlarged, muscle stretching is clearly visible. The STIR sequence gives an assessment of muscle water content, and hence a high signal is seen in active disease. Combining these techniques is useful in assessing the level of disease activity in thyroid eye disease, and helps in planning further management.
我们使用短反转恢复（STIR）序列和电影磁共振成像（cine MRI）技术对25例甲状腺眼病患者进行了检查。在电影磁共振成像上可以看到一些特征性表现。存在肌肉增大且活动受限，在疾病的静止期，肌肉弹性降低表现为眼球运动时肌肉无法伸展。这与疾病的活动期形成对比，在活动期尽管肌肉增大，但肌肉伸展清晰可见。STIR序列可评估肌肉含水量，因此在疾病活动期可见高信号。联合使用这些技术有助于评估甲状腺眼病的疾病活动程度，并有助于规划进一步的治疗方案。
