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  • Title: Indocyanine green angiography in the diagnosis of small choroidal tumours.
    Author: Kubicka-Trzaska A, Starzycka M, Romanowska-Dixon B.
    Journal: Ophthalmologica; 2002; 216(5):316-9. PubMed ID: 12424395.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate indocyanine green (ICG) angiography in the diagnosis of small choroidal tumours. METHODS: We studied 40 patients with small choroidal tumours, 22 males and 18 females. The tumour thickness on ultrasonography ranged from 2.2 to 4.3 mm. RESULTS: Nineteen pigmented tumours showed early and late diffuse hypofluorescence, consistent with naevi. Eight non-pigmented tumours showed normal choroidal vessels in calibre, configuration, and branching, typical of non-pigmented naevi. The early frame of ICG angiography showed in 13 cases pathological, intrinsic vascularization, suggestive of melanomas. CONCLUSION: This preliminary study suggests that ICG angiography may be helpful in differentiating choroidal naevi from small melanomas.
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