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MRI features of extraocular muscle metastases compared to those of other extraocular muscle diseases of non-thyroid origin. Clin Radiol 2022; 77:935-942. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2022.08.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bin CH. Stretch Injury of Bilateral Inferior Rectus Muscles without Ophthalmoplegia. JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN NEUROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 2020; 38:241-242. [DOI: 10.17340/jkna.2020.3.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Zhou M, Shen L, Jiao Q, Ye L, Zhou Y, Zhu W, Wang W, Wang S. ROLE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN THE ASSESSMENT OF ACTIVE THYROID-ASSOCIATED OPHTHALMOPATHY PATIENTS WITH LONG DISEASE DURATION. Endocr Pract 2019; 25:1268-1278. [PMID: 31412229 DOI: 10.4158/ep-2019-0133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Objective: In thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO), long disease duration is negatively correlated with the response to immunosuppression treatment. The current treatment decision-making process does not involve magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); thus, we investigated the predictive value of MRI parameters for the immunosuppressive response in active moderate to severe TAO patients with different disease durations. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the baseline MRI parameters of active TAO patients treated with guideline-recommended weekly glucocorticoid therapy in our center. Data were stratified by the quartile of disease duration. The signal intensity ratio (SIR) of T2-weighted images was used to describe the activity of extraocular muscles (EOMs). Results: Compared to the lowest quartile of disease duration, SIR values of EOMs were significantly lower in quartile 3 (Q3) and quartile 4 (Q4). Meanwhile, the clinical activity score (CAS) curve did not change in parallel and was not correlated with the SIR curve. In the highest quartile of disease duration, nonresponders had significantly lower SIR values of the most inflamed muscle (P = .03) and the medial rectus (P = .004) than did the responders, while no such significance was observed in patients within the lower 3 quartiles. A multivariable predictive model (including CAS, TAO duration, and SIR value) was established in each quartile. The fit of the model was better than CAS with regard to prognostic prediction and showed a high positive predictive value (Model 1: 86.67%; Model 2: 92.86%) and negative predictive value (Model 1: 88.89%; Model 2: 90%) in the top quartile. Conclusion: The anterior manifestation assessed by CAS is not always consistent with retro-orbital activity in long-term TAO patients. CAS is sufficient to reflect disease activity in short-term TAO patients. The supplementation of CAS with orbital MRI would be valuable in selecting appropriate active patients with a long disease duration. Abbreviations: AUC = area under the curve; CAS = clinical activity score; EOM = extraocular muscle; FT3 = free triiodothyronine; FT4 = free thyroxine; GC = glucocorticoid; ivGC = intravenous glucocorticoids; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; NPV = negative predictive value; PPV = positive predictive value; SIR = signal intensity ratio; TAO = thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy; TRAb = thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibody; TSH = thyroid-stimulating hormone.
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Garau LM, Guerrieri D, De Cristofaro F, Bruscolini A, Panzironi G. Extraocular muscle sampled volume in Graves' orbitopathy using 3-T fast spin-echo MRI with iterative decomposition of water and fat sequences. Acta Radiol Open 2018; 7:2058460118780892. [PMID: 30013794 PMCID: PMC6039898 DOI: 10.1177/2058460118780892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background Current magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques for measuring extraocular muscle (EOM) volume enlargement are not ideally suited for routine follow-up of Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) because the difficulty of segmenting the muscles at the tendon insertion complicates and lengthens the study protocol. Purpose To measure the EOM sampled volume (SV) and assess its correlation with proptosis. Material and Methods A total of 37 patients with newly diagnosed GO underwent 3-T MRI scanning with iterative decomposition of water and fat (IDEAL) sequences with and without contrast enhancement. In each patient, the three largest contiguous coronal cross-sectional areas (CSA) on the EOM slices were segmented using a polygon selection tool and then summed to compute the EOM-SV. Proptosis was evaluated with the Hertel index (HI). The relationships between the HI value and EOM-SV and between HI and EOM-CSA were compared and assessed with Pearson’s correlation coefficient and the univariate regression coefficient. Inter-observer and intra-observer variability were calculated. Results HI showed a stronger correlation with EOM-SV (P < 0.001; r = 0.712, r2 = 0.507) than with EOM-CSA (P < 0.001; r = 0.645 and r2 = 0.329). The intraclass correlation coefficient indicated that the inter-observer agreement was high (0.998). The standard deviation between repeated measurements was 1.9–5.3%. Conclusion IDEAL sequences allow for the measurement EOM-SV both on non-contrast and contrast-enhanced scans. EOM-SV predicts proptosis more accurately than does EOM-CSA. The measurement of EOM-SV is practical and reproducible. EOM-SV changes of 3.5–8.3% can be assumed to reflect true volume changes.
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- Ludovico M Garau
- Department of Radiological Sciences, Sapienza University, Roma, Italy.,Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Sapienza University, Roma, Italy
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Evaluating the Microcirculation of Normal Extraocular Muscles Using Quantitative Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2017; 40:419-23. [PMID: 26953768 DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000000388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this work was to evaluate the microcirculation of normal extraocular muscles using quantitative dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (DCE-MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS The institutional review board approved the study. Forty-eight eyes were examined using quantitative DCE-MRI on a 3-T MRI system. Quantitative parameters, including the volume transfer constant (Ktrans), the fractional volume of extravascular extracellular space (Ve), and the rate constant (Kep) of each extraocular muscles, were analyzed. The type of DEC time-intensity curve (TIC) was evaluated. The parameters of bilateral extraocular muscles were compared using the Wilcoxon test. The difference in quantitative values of different extraocular muscles was compared using independent-samples Kruskal-Wallis test. RESULTS No statistical differences of parameters were found between the left and right extraocular muscles (P > 0.05). Volume transfer constant values in medial rectus (MR) muscles and inferior rectus (IR) muscles were significantly higher than those in the lateral rectus (LR) muscles and superior rectus (SR) muscles (P < 0.05). The median Ktrans value of the MR (0.170) was higher than that of the IR (0.151); however, the difference was not significant (P > 0.05). In the 4 extraocular muscles, the Ve values of MR are the largest, followed by the IR, LR, and SR values. The DCE time-intensity curves of extraocular muscles are type II or type III. Medial rectus and IR are mainly type III, and LR and SR are mainly type II. CONCLUSION The quantitative DCE-MRI can be used as an important and noninvasive technique to evaluate the microcirculation of extraocular muscles. Further investigations for other extraocular muscles diseases by using quantitative DCE-MRI are warranted.
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Tortora F, Prudente M, Cirillo M, Elefante A, Belfiore MP, Romano F, Cappabianca S, Carella C, Cirillo S. Diagnostic accuracy of short-time inversion recovery sequence in Graves' Ophthalmopathy before and after prednisone treatment. Neuroradiology 2014; 56:353-61. [PMID: 24573324 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-014-1332-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In Graves' Ophthalmopathy, it is important to distinguish active inflammatory phase, responsive to immunosuppressive treatment, from fibrotic unresponsive inactive one. The purpose of this study is, first, to identify the relevant orbital magnetic resonance imaging signal intensities before treatment, so to classify patients according to their clinical activity score (CAS), discriminating inactive (CAS < 3) from active Graves' Ophthalmopathy (GO) (CAS > 3) subjects and, second, to follow post-steroid treatment disease. METHODS An observational study was executed on 32 GO consecutive patients in different phases of disease, based on clinical and orbital Magnetic Resonance Imaging parameters, compared to 32 healthy volunteers. Orbital Magnetic Resonance Imaging was performed on a 1.5 tesla Magnetic Resonance Unit by an experienced neuroradiologist blinded to the clinical examinations. RESULTS In pre-therapy patients, compared to controls, a medial rectus muscle statistically significant signal intensity ratio (SIR) in short-time inversion recovery (STIR) (long TR/TE) sequence was found, as well as when comparing patients before and after treatment, both medial and inferior rectus muscle SIR resulted significantly statistically different in STIR. These increased outcomes explain the inflammation oedematous phase of disease, moreover after steroid administration, compared to controls; patients presented lack of that statistically significant difference, thus suggesting treatment effectiveness. CONCLUSION In our study, we proved STIR signal intensities increase in inflammation oedematous phase, confirming STIR sequence to define active phase of disease with more sensibility and reproducibility than CAS alone and to evaluate post-therapy involvement.
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- Fabio Tortora
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Surgery, "F. Magrassi-A. Lanzara" Second University of Naples, c/o C.T.O, Colli Aminei Street, 21, 80131, Naples, Italy,
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Magnetic resonance imaging with diffusion-weighted imaging in the evaluation of thyroid-associated orbitopathy: getting below the tip of the iceberg. Eur Radiol 2014; 24:1118-26. [PMID: 24519110 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-014-3103-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 12/21/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To compare extraocular muscles (EOMs) T2, post-contrast T1 (T1Gad) signal intensity ratios (SIRs) and normalized-apparent diffusion coefficient (n-ADC) values in patients with thyroid-associated orbitopathy (TAO) at different phases of activity and severity and correlate MRI modifications to clinical evolution during follow-up. METHODS A total of 74 TAO patients were classified as active or inactive on the basis of the clinical activity score (CAS). Severity of EOM impairment was evaluated by assigning a functional score to each rectus. T2, T1Gad SIRs and n-ADC of EOMs were compared in patients with active inflammation, those with inactive disease and 26 healthy controls, and correlated with clinical scores. MRI parameter variation was correlated with clinical modifications during follow-up. RESULTS All MRI parameters in TAO EOMs were significantly higher than in healthy subjects and correlated with muscle dysfunction and CAS. EOMs of active patients showed higher T2 and T1Gad SIRs than those with inactive disease. The T2 SIR and n-ADC of normally functioning TAO EOMs were higher than those of healthy controls. SIRs decreased in clinically improved and clinically stable EOMs after therapy. CONCLUSIONS T2 SIR, T1Gad SIR and n-ADC are objective measures of activity and severity of EOMs in TAO patients. MRI shows clinically silent muscle involvement and modifications. KEY POINTS • MRI and DWI measures are objective, quantitative parameters of TAO activity and severity • MRI and DWI measures significantly correlate with clinical scores in TAO patients • MRI and DWI can identify clinically silent inflammation of deep orbital structures • MRI and DWI can depict subclinical modifications during follow-up • MRI and DWI may aid clinicians in choosing the most appropriate treatment.
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Karhanova M, Kovar R, Frysak Z, Sin M, Zapletalova J, Rehak J, Herman M. Correlation between magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound measurements of eye muscle thickness in thyroid-associated orbitopathy. Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub 2014; 159:307-12. [PMID: 24510024 DOI: 10.5507/bp.2014.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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AIMS To compare ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of horizontal eye muscle thickness in patients with thyroid-associated orbitopathy (TAO) and to compare these measurements according to the phase of the disease, the severity of exophthalmos, and the experience of the investigator. METHODS A total of 180 orbits of adult patients with TAO were investigated from May 2007 to December 2012. In addition to their general ophthalmic examination, all patients underwent ultrasonographic measurement of horizontal eye muscle thickness with the B-scan technique and MRI examination of the orbit. Correlations between values obtained by US and MRI were determined for different subgroups according to disease activity (active, inactive), exophthalmos values (Hertel < 18 mm; Hertel 18-22 mm; Hertel > 22 mm), and the time period of examination (2007-2009; 2010-2012). RESULTS Positive moderate correlation between US and MRI values for the medial rectus muscle (MRM; r = 0.690) and for the lateral rectus muscle (LRM; r = 0.572) was found. Significantly higher correlation was found for the MRM (P < 0.0001) and the LRM (P = 0.0008) in the time period 2010-2012 than in that of 2007-2009. Increasing correlation was found for MRM with increasing values of exophthalmos but this increase was not statistically significant. In the active phase of the disease compared to the inactive phase, statistically significant increased correlation (P = 0.019) was found for the LRM. CONCLUSIONS Ultrasonographic measurement of horizontal eye muscles thickness in TAO moderately correlates with values obtained using MRI. The accuracy of ultrasonographic measurements in particular increases with the experience of the investigator.
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- Marta Karhanova
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc
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- Department of Internal Medicine III - Nephrology, Rheumatology and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Palacky University Olomouc
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc
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Tortora F, Cirillo M, Ferrara M, Belfiore MP, Carella C, Caranci F, Cirillo S. Disease activity in Graves' ophthalmopathy: diagnosis with orbital MR imaging and correlation with clinical score. Neuroradiol J 2013; 26:555-64. [PMID: 24199816 DOI: 10.1177/197140091302600509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 09/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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In Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) it is important to distinguish acute inflammation at an early stage, responsive to immunosuppressive treatment, from inactive fibrotic end stage disease, unresponsive to the same treatment. The purpose of this study was to identify the most relevant signal intensities on orbital MR imaging with contrast administration both to classify patients according to their clinical activity score (defined by a cut-off value of 3) and to make a prediction of patient's CAS. Such threshold was considered as widely used in literature. Sixteen consecutive patients with a diagnosis of GO in different phases of thyroid disease based on clinical and orbital MR imaging signs, and six normal volunteers were examined. Orbital MR imaging was performed on a 1.5 Tesla MR Unit. MR scans were assessed by an experienced neuroradiologist, blinded to the clinical examinations. We found a statistical correlation between CAS and both STIR and contrast enhanced T1-weighted sequences. There was also a statistically significant correlation between STIR and contrast-enhanced T1 images disclosing the possibility of avoiding the injection of contrast medium. Our study proved that signal intensity values on STIR sequence increase in the inflammatory oedematous phase of disease. We confirmed the correlation between signal intensities on this sequence and CAS, showing an increase in signal intensity proportional to the CAS value. So we validated MRI use to establish the activity phase of disease more sensitively than CAS alone.
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- Fabio Tortora
- Chair of Neuroradiology, "Magrassi Lanzara" Clinical-Surgical Department, 2 Department of Endocrinology, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy - Seconda Università di Napoli, Italy -
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Vlainich AR, Romaldini JH, Pedro AB, Farah CS, Sinisgalli CA. Ultrasonography compared to magnetic resonance imaging in thyroid-associated Graves' ophthalmopathy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 55:184-8. [PMID: 21655866 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302011000300002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2010] [Accepted: 09/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare ultrasonography (US) to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the clinical activity score (CAS) in Graves' ophthalmopathy. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Nineteen patients underwent extraocular muscle thickness measurements by US and MRI, reflectivity by US and signal-intensity ratio by MRI. There were also twelve US control subjects. RESULTS US median thicknesses were greater than in controls. Correlation was found between US and MRI in the median thickness of the left eye rectus medial muscle as well as between signal-intensity ratio (SIR) and thickness by US. An inverse correlation was found between reflectivity and SIR in the inferior and lateral rectus. On associating the tests for detecting activity the best results were obtained with CAS plus MRI (sensitivity 75%), and US and MRI (positive predictive value 77% and specificity 80%). CONCLUSION CAS and US results showed poor correlation with MRI results suggesting that they cannot replace each other but when combined these methods can improve the evaluation of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy.
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- Ana R Vlainich
- Hospital Servidor Publico Estadual de Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Taoka T, Sakamoto M, Nakagawa H, Fukusumi A, Iwasaki S, Taoka K, Kichikawa K. Evaluation of extraocular muscles using dynamic contrast enhanced MRI in patients with chronic thyroid orbitopathy. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2005; 29:115-20. [PMID: 15665696 DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000146112.56194.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of the current study is to investigate the underlying pathophysiological changes of extraocular muscle (EOM) in Graves orbitopathy using dynamic contrast MR imaging and to correlate these MR functional changes with the anatomic abnormalities. METHODS EOMs of 16 patients with Graves disease and 12 normal volunteers were examined by dynamic enhanced MRI. We quantified the peak enhancement ratio of EOMs and calculated the ratio versus temporalis muscle and the ratio of maximum upslope versus temporalis muscle. We compared the ratios between normal volunteers and patient groups. RESULTS Mean of peak enhancement ratio values for the EOMs in patients with Graves disease tends to decrease according to the severity of the anatomic and clinical changes. The mean maximum upslope also decreased according to the severity of the disease for EOMs. CONCLUSION Hemodynamic information obtained by dynamic contrast enhanced MRI is useful in evaluating the clinical course of thyroid orbitopathy.
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- Toshiaki Taoka
- Department of Radiology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan.
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McLoon LK, Rowe J, Wirtschafter J, McCormick KM. Continuous myofiber remodeling in uninjured extraocular myofibers: myonuclear turnover and evidence for apoptosis. Muscle Nerve 2004; 29:707-15. [PMID: 15116375 PMCID: PMC1796846 DOI: 10.1002/mus.20012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Unlike normal mature limb skeletal muscles, in which satellite cells are quiescent unless the muscle is injured, satellite cells in mammalian adult extraocular muscles (EOM) are chronically activated. This is evidenced by hepatocyte growth factor, the myogenic regulatory factor, Pax-7, and the cell-cycle marker, Ki-67, localized to the satellite cell position using serial sections and the positional markers laminin and dystrophin. Bromodeoxyuridine (brdU) labeling combined with dystrophin immunostaining showed brdU-positive myonuclei, presumably the result of fusion of activated satellite cells into existing myofibers. One new myonucleus was added to every 1000 myofibers in cross-section using a 12-hour brdU-labeling paradigm. The EOM thus appear to retain a stable nuclear population by an opposing process of apoptosis that results in myonuclear removal as visualized by terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated nick end labeling (TUNEL). Activated caspase-3 was present in localized cytoplasmic domains extending from 10 to 210 microm within individual myofibers, suggesting segmental cytoplasmic reorganization. Understanding the cellular mechanisms that maintain this process of continuous myonuclear addition and removal in normal adult EOM may suggest new hypotheses to explain the preferential involvement or sparing of these muscles in skeletal muscle disease.
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- Linda K McLoon
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, Lions Research Building, 2001 Sixth Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
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Cakirer S, Cakirer D, Basak M, Durmaz S, Altuntas Y, Yigit U. Evaluation of extraocular muscles in the edematous phase of Graves ophthalmopathy on contrast-enhanced fat-suppressed magnetic resonance imaging. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2004; 28:80-6. [PMID: 14716237 DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200401000-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Extraocular muscles (EOMs) reveal characteristic contrast-enhancement patterns on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging due to their rich vascular supply. The objective of this study was to evaluate contrast-enhancement patterns of EOMs in patients with edematous phase of Graves ophthalmopathy (GO) using contrast-enhanced fat-suppressed MR imaging in comparison with normal volunteers. METHODS EOMs of 15 patients with edematous phase of GO and those of 15 normal volunteers were evaluated using coronal T1-weighted MR images with fat suppression before and after intravenous administration of gadolinium. The image sequence was a fast spin-echo with chemical shift selective fat saturation. The degree of contrast enhancement for EOMs and temporal muscles (TMs) was assessed via a 4-step grading system and by 2 reviewers. RESULTS There were statistically significant differences for the degrees of contrast enhancement in all EOMs between the patients with GO and normal volunteers. The degrees of contrast enhancement for all EOMs were significantly decreased in patients with edematous phase of GO. CONCLUSIONS The microcirculation within the EOMs tends to be impaired during the progress of disease, and the MR imaging pattern gives a semiquantitative measurement of the microcirculatory impairment of the EOMs during the edematous phase of the disease.
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- Sinan Cakirer
- Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology, Istanbul Sisli Etfal Hospital, 67 Ada, Kardenel 4/2, Daire 37, 81120 Atasehir-Istanbul, Turkey.
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