Uveitis CT

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Tarek Nafee, M.D. [2]

Overview

There are no diagnostic CT scan findings associated with uveitis. The presence of certain CT findings, in the presence of uveitis, may be suggestive of specific underlying causes such as inflammatory bowel disease^[1]^[2]^[3], sarcoidosis^[4]^[5], and Behcet’s disease^[6]^[7].

CT

There are no diagnostic CT scan findings associated with uveitis. The presence of certain CT findings, in the presence of uveitis, may be suggestive of specific underlying causes.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Crohn’s disease

The following CT findings are suggestive of Crohn’s disease:^[1]^[2]

Fat halo sign
Comb sign
Transmural bowel wall enhancement
Fistulae
Skip lesions

Ulcerative colitis

The following CT findings are suggestive of ulcerative colitis:^[1]^[3]

Inflammatory pseudopolyps
Fat halo sign
Lead pipe sign
Rectal involvement
Mural stratification

Sarcoidosis

The following CT findings are suggestive of sarcoidosis:^[4]^[5]

Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy
Galaxy sign in pulmonary sarcoidosis
Panda sign in sarcoid lesions affecting the head
Liver and spleen nodules corresponding with granulomas appearing as hypoattenuating masses

Behcet’s disease

The following CT findings are suggestive of Behcet’s disease:^[6]^[7]

Pulmonary vascular abnormalities (e.g., ectasia, aneurysms, infarction, thromboembolism, venous varices, hemorrhage)
Features of aortitis

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Gore RM, Balthazar EJ, Ghahremani GG, Miller FH (1996). “CT features of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 167 (1): 3–15. doi:10.2214/ajr.167.1.8659415. PMID 8659415.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Furukawa A, Saotome T, Yamasaki M, Maeda K, Nitta N, Takahashi M; et al. (2004). “Cross-sectional imaging in Crohn disease”. Radiographics. 24 (3): 689–702. doi:10.1148/rg.243035120. PMID 15143222.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Roggeveen MJ, Tismenetsky M, Shapiro R (2006). “Best cases from the AFIP: Ulcerative colitis”. Radiographics. 26 (3): 947–51. doi:10.1148/rg.263055149. PMID 16702465.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Warshauer DM, Lee JK (2004). “Imaging manifestations of abdominal sarcoidosis”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 182 (1): 15–28. doi:10.2214/ajr.182.1.1820015. PMID 14684507.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Nakatsu M, Hatabu H, Morikawa K, Uematsu H, Ohno Y, Nishimura K; et al. (2002). “Large coalescent parenchymal nodules in pulmonary sarcoidosis: “sarcoid galaxy” sign”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 178 (6): 1389–93. doi:10.2214/ajr.178.6.1781389. PMID 12034602.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Ahn JM, Im JG, Ryoo JW, Kim SJ, Do YS, Choi YW; et al. (1995). “Thoracic manifestations of Behçet syndrome: radiographic and CT findings in nine patients”. Radiology. 194 (1): 199–203. doi:10.1148/radiology.194.1.7997553. PMID 7997553.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Emad Y, Abdel-Razek N, Gheita T, el-Wakd M, el-Gohary T, Samadoni A (2007). “Multislice CT pulmonary findings in Behçet’s disease (report of 16 cases)”. Clin Rheumatol. 26 (6): 879–84. doi:10.1007/s10067-006-0408-x. PMID 17024317.

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[pmid8659415-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Gore RM, Balthazar EJ, Ghahremani GG, Miller FH (1996). “CT features of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 167 (1): 3–15. doi:10.2214/ajr.167.1.8659415. PMID 8659415.

[pmid15143222-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Furukawa A, Saotome T, Yamasaki M, Maeda K, Nitta N, Takahashi M; et al. (2004). “Cross-sectional imaging in Crohn disease”. Radiographics. 24 (3): 689–702. doi:10.1148/rg.243035120. PMID 15143222.

[pmid16702465-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Roggeveen MJ, Tismenetsky M, Shapiro R (2006). “Best cases from the AFIP: Ulcerative colitis”. Radiographics. 26 (3): 947–51. doi:10.1148/rg.263055149. PMID 16702465.

[pmid14684507-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Warshauer DM, Lee JK (2004). “Imaging manifestations of abdominal sarcoidosis”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 182 (1): 15–28. doi:10.2214/ajr.182.1.1820015. PMID 14684507.

[pmid12034602-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Nakatsu M, Hatabu H, Morikawa K, Uematsu H, Ohno Y, Nishimura K; et al. (2002). “Large coalescent parenchymal nodules in pulmonary sarcoidosis: “sarcoid galaxy” sign”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 178 (6): 1389–93. doi:10.2214/ajr.178.6.1781389. PMID 12034602.

[pmid7997553-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Ahn JM, Im JG, Ryoo JW, Kim SJ, Do YS, Choi YW; et al. (1995). “Thoracic manifestations of Behçet syndrome: radiographic and CT findings in nine patients”. Radiology. 194 (1): 199–203. doi:10.1148/radiology.194.1.7997553. PMID 7997553.

[pmid17024317-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Emad Y, Abdel-Razek N, Gheita T, el-Wakd M, el-Gohary T, Samadoni A (2007). “Multislice CT pulmonary findings in Behçet’s disease (report of 16 cases)”. Clin Rheumatol. 26 (6): 879–84. doi:10.1007/s10067-006-0408-x. PMID 17024317.

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