[Magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of lacrimal tract pathology].

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to examine 45 patients (23 females and 22 males) aged 16-67 years with lacrimal tract pathology on a Sigma Gorizont magnetic resonance (MR) tomograph ("General Electric"). This yielded head MR scans in the frontal, axial, and sagittal projections. The thickness of MR sections was 2-3 mm. MRI provides direct images in 3 projections, permitting a full estimation of the lacrimal tract and its adjacent soft tissues. MRI is recommended for use in the examination of patients with complicates pathological processes after ineffective operations on the lacrimal tract, congenital lacrimatory disturbances, posttraumatic lesions, suspected tumors of the lacrimal duct and its adjacent soft tissues and paranasal sinuses.