Perfusion MRI in normal and abnormal pituitary gland. A preliminary study

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 311-318

  Manfré, Luigi ^a   Midiri, Massimo ^a   Rosato, Francesca ^a   Janni, Alberto ^a   Lagalla, Roberto ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Gd DTPA; Perfusion MRI; Pituitary diseases; Pituitary gland; Vascularization

Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; INFUNDIBULUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VASCULARIZATION;

ADENOMA; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROLACTINOMA; REFERENCE VALUES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0030663212     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-7071(96)00087-3     Document Type: Article

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