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Ultrasound biomicroscopic appearances of eyelid lesions at 50 MHz
Author(s) -
Bajaj Mandeep S.,
Aalok Lalit,
Gupta Viney,
Sen Seema,
Pushker Neelam,
Chandra Mahesh
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20368
Subject(s) - eyelid , medicine , ultrasound biomicroscopy , malignancy , ultrasound , pathology , ophthalmology , radiology
Purpose. To correlate the ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) appearance of eyelid lesions with the results of histopathologic examination. Methods. Fifty‐two patients with eyelid lesions were evaluated using 50‐MHz UBM, and the UBM scans were compared with the histopathologic findings. The obscuration of the normal lid sonographic layers and invasion into adjacent tissues were criteria suggesting malignancy. Results. UBM characteristics of different eyelid lesions are presented. The sensitivity of UBM in detecting malignancy ranged from 78% to 86%, whereas the specificity ranged from 37% to 69%. Conclusion. This study of eyelid lesions shows that UBM can help differentiate between various benign and malignant lid lesions. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2007