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Diagnosis of Postlaminar Optic Nerve Invasion in Retinoblastoma With MRI Features

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Retinoblastomas (RBs) with postlaminar optic nerve invasion (PLONI) increases the risk of local recurrence or systemic metastasis. Most MRI studies on PLONI focused on optic nerve enhancement and tumor size,… Click to show full abstract

Retinoblastomas (RBs) with postlaminar optic nerve invasion (PLONI) increases the risk of local recurrence or systemic metastasis. Most MRI studies on PLONI focused on optic nerve enhancement and tumor size, with reported relatively high specificity (84–98%) but low sensitivity (37–78%), which shows room for improvement, especially with regard to sensitivity.

Keywords: nerve; postlaminar optic; optic nerve; nerve invasion

Journal Title: Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Year Published: 2019

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