Pituitary enlargement on magnetic resonance imaging in congenital hypothyroidism

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 623-628

  Desai, Meena P ^a,b   Mehta, Rajiv U ^c   Choksi, Chandra S ^a   Colaco, Maria Prisca ^a  

^a B J WADIA HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (India)

^b Sir Hurkisondas Nurrottamdas H   (India)

^c Paramount Imaging Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY GLAND EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029951026     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1996.02170310057010     Document Type: Article

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