Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: Early diagnosis and treatment of Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) are essential to prevent physical and psychological burdens of advanced disease. MRI diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) is an emerging modality to assist with timely diagnosis. We investigated the value of DWI in early diagnosis and monitoring and its relationship with the clinical activity score (CAS) and quality of life (QoL) scores in a joint endocrine/ophthalmology clinic.<p class="abst...

Purpose: Early diagnosis and treatment of Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) are essential to prevent physical and psychological burdens of advanced disease. MRI diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) is an emerging modality to assist with timely diagnosis. We investigated the value of DWI in early diagnosis and monitoring and its relationship with the clinical activity score (CAS) and quality of life (QoL) scores in a joint endocrine/ophthalmology clinic.<p class="abst...