CT of Globe Rupture: Analysis and Frequency of Findings
- 1 May 2014
- journal article
- Published by American Roentgen Ray Society in American Journal of Roentgenology
- Vol. 202 (5), 1100-1107
- https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.13.11010
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to evaluate the CT characteristics of globe rupture. MATERIALS AND METHODS. The medical records of patients seen in the emergency department with blunt, penetrating, or explosive orbit injury were retrospectively reviewed. A total of 75 patients (76 injured globes) were included (56 males and 19 females; average age, 45.1 years; age range, 5–95 years). CT examinations were reviewed by two experienced radiologists without knowledge of ophthalmologic findings, original orbital CT images, or surgical outcomes. RESULTS. Of the 76 globe injuries, 33 (43%) were ruptured and 43 (57%) were nonruptured. There were significant differences between the ruptured and nonruptured globes with respect to intraocular hemorrhage, lens dislocation and destruction, an intraocular foreign body, intraocular gas, anterior chamber depth (ACD), and globe deformity and wall irregularity (p < 0.05). There was good interrater agreement between the two radiologists (kappa value range, 0.63–0.96). The average sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and accuracy of CT for the detection of globe rupture based on readings by two radiologists were 76%, 85%, 80%, 82%, and 81%, respectively. CONCLUSION. Although CT is extremely useful in the evaluation of ocular trauma, it should not be solely relied on for the diagnosis of globe rupture because of the potentially catastrophic consequences of an undiagnosed injury. A difference in ACD can be diagnostic of globe rupture.Keywords
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