scholarly journals Bilateral optic nerve infarction in rhino-cerebral mucormycosis: A rare magnetic resonance imaging finding

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (03) ◽  
pp. 403-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandeep Singh Ghuman ◽  
Shabdeep Kaur ◽  
Samarjit Kaur Bhandal ◽  
Archana Ahluwalia ◽  
Kavita Saggar
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Optic Nerve ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Optic Neuropathy ◽  
Imaging Finding ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Finding ◽  
Ischemic Optic Neuropathy ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri

ABSTRACTMucormycosis is an emerging disease in diabetes and immunocompromised patients. Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis is one of the common forms of the disease. Mucormycosis leading to ischemic optic neuropathy is a rare complication. The role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of ischemic optic neuropathy is limited and uncommonly reported. We report an unusual case of mucormycosis in which MRI revealed bilateral optic nerve infarction, in addition to perineural extension of the fungus along the trigeminal nerve, another uncommon imaging finding.

scholarly journals Optic Nerve Enhancement on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 235???237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew G. Lee ◽  
Eric R. Eggenberger ◽  
David I. Kaufman ◽  
Carlos Manrique
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Optic Nerve ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Optic Neuropathy ◽  
Ischemic Optic Neuropathy ◽  
Resonance Imaging

scholarly journals Breast imaging in patients with nipple discharge

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 383-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivie Braga de Paula ◽  
Adriene Moraes Campos
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Breast Imaging ◽  
Ductal Carcinoma ◽  
Imaging Finding ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Finding ◽  
Nipple Discharge ◽  
Common Symptom ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Risk Of Malignancy

Abstract Nipple discharge is a common symptom in clinical practice, representing the third leading breast complaint, after pain and lumps. It is usually limited and has a benign etiology. The risk of malignancy is higher when the discharge is uniductal, unilateral, spontaneous, persistent, bloody, or serous, as well as when it is accompanied by a breast mass. The most common causes of pathologic nipple discharge are papilloma and ductal ectasia. However, there is a 5% risk of malignancy, mainly ductal carcinoma in situ. The clinical examination is an essential part of the patient evaluation, allowing benign nipple discharge to be distinguished from suspicious nipple discharge, which calls for imaging. Mammography and ultrasound should be used together as first-line imaging methods. However, mammography has low sensitivity in cases of nipple discharge, because, typically, the lesions are small, are retroareolar, and contain no calcifications. Because the reported sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound, it is important to use the correct technique to search for intraductal lesions in the retroareolar region. Recent studies recommend the use of magnetic resonance imaging in cases of suspicious nipple discharge in which the mammography and ultrasound findings are normal. The most common magnetic resonance imaging finding is non-mass enhancement. Surgery is no longer the only solution for patients with suspicious nipple discharge, because short-time follow-up can be safely proposed.

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