Loss of visibility of the neurohypophysis as a sign of central diabetes insipidus

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 233-235

  Lee, Yann Jinn ^a   Lin, Jackson C T ^a   Shen, Ein Yiao ^a   Liang, Der Cherng ^a   Wong, Tai Tong ^b   Huang, Fu Yuan ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brain, radiography; Computed tomography (CT), brain; Diabetes insipidus; Neoplasm, hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GLUCOCORTICOID; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOMA;

EID: 0029931877     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0720-048X(96)88383-5     Document Type: Article

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