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. 2014 Jul;35(7):1393–1397. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A3865

Summary of extraocular muscle findings

Lateral Rectus Inferior Rectus Medial Rectus Superior Rectus Inferior Oblique Superior Oblique
Average maximum diameter (mm)a 11.7 11.7 10.5 10.0 10.6 6.4
Average short-axis diameter (mm)a 6.4 6.4 5.2 5.5 3.0 3.3
Frequency of enlargementb 41 (76%) 19 (35%) 16 (30%) 11 (20%) N/A 6 (11%)
Frequency of most enlargedc 32 (71%) 9 (20%) 3 (7%) 1 (2%) N/A 0 (0%)
a

Average diameters are based on measurements from all orbits (n = 54).

b

Frequency of enlargement was determined by the number of times a muscle was enlarged of a possible 54 orbits.

c

Frequency of most enlarged muscle was determined by the number of times a muscle was the most enlarged muscle in an eye of 45 affected orbits.