Color Doppler imaging in orbital and ocular tumors

Forty-two patients with a suspected orbital and intraocular tumor were examined using color Doppler imaging (CDI) to evaluate the clinical impact of the method. The age of the patients varied from six months to 86 years. Patients were divided into two groups according to histopathological diagnosis (24 cases) or to the clinical course of the disease (18 cases). The tumor group consisted of patients with choroidal melanoma (n = 19), choroidal (n = 1) and orbital (n = 3) haemangioma, leiomyoma (n = 1), retinoblastoma (n =1), carcinoma (n = 3), fibrous histiocytoma (n =1) and 3 unverified tumors. The non-tumor group (n = 9) was comprised of patients with tumor-like lesions such as haematomas, inflammations, macular degeneration and mucocele. A- and B-scan ultrasound was performed with Ultrascan Digital B 2000 equipment. The Acuson 128 and Ultramark-9 HDI systems were used for CDI. Color velocity imaging (CVI) was performed with Philips P-700 system.