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. 2023 Dec 4;34(2):375-376.
doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1777128. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Nontraumatic Retrobulbar Hematoma: An Imaging Conundrum

Shehbaz M Ansari  1 , Brian H Mu  1 , Pokhraj P Suthar  1 , Sumeet G Dua  1 , Miral D Jhaveri  1
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Nontraumatic Retrobulbar Hematoma: An Imaging Conundrum

Shehbaz M Ansari et al. Indian J Radiol Imaging. .
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
( A ) Axial T2 fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR), ( B ) coronal T2-weighted, ( C ) precontrast, and ( D ) postcontrast axial T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain at the level of orbit after intravenous injection of 20 mL of gadoteridol (ProHance; Bracco). There is a 2.0 × 1.0 cm sized well-defined T1, T2, and FLAIR hyperintense, nonenhancing, right orbital intraconal lesion ( solid white arrows in A–D ), abutting the right medial ( dashed white arrow in A and B ) and inferior rectus muscle ( open white arrow in B ) and the right optic nerve ( white arrowhead in B ). Posteriorly, the hematoma is reaching up to the orbital apex. Bilateral orbital globes and left retro-orbital space were unremarkable.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Follow-up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain after 6 months. ( A ) An axial T2-weighted image and ( B ) axial T1-weighted MRI of the brain at the level of orbit show complete resolution of the retrobulbar hematoma.
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