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  • Title: Color Doppler imaging of eyes with persistent fetal vasculature.
    Author: Neudorfer M, Waisbourd M, Buzi S, Wygnanski-Jaffe T, Stolovitch C, Barak A, Goldenberg D, Kessler A.
    Journal: Pediatr Radiol; 2012 Oct; 42(10):1229-34. PubMed ID: 22706801.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Eyes with persistent fetal vasculature (PFV) may be mistaken for retinoblastoma and provide a diagnostic challenge. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the role of color Doppler imaging (CDI) in children with persistent fetal vasculature. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eyes with a diagnosis of PFV were evaluated by CDI. RESULTS: Twenty eyes of 17 children were included. All had a confirmed diagnosis of PFV based on one or more of the following: clinical findings on funduscopy, characteristic findings on imaging modalities (ophthalmic gray-scale US, CT and/or MRI), typical findings observed intraoperatively, and histopathological analysis (after enucleation in one case). Blood flow within the PFV was demonstrated in 19 eyes in this series. CONCLUSION: CDI is a noninvasive diagnostic tool that may add useful information on the presence of blood flow within the PFV and may substantiate the diagnosis of PFV in cases of uncertainty.
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