Idiopathic granulomatous hypophysitis: Clinical and imaging features

Neuroradiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-11

  Vasile, M ^a   Marsot Dupuch, K ^a   Kujas, M ^b   Brunereau, L ^a   Bouchard, P ^a   Comoy, J ^c   Tubiana, J M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Granuloma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOSIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMA; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031017233     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050357     Document Type: Article

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