Persistent high MR signal of the posterior pituitary gland in central diabetes insipidus

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1749-1752

  Maghnie, Mohamad ^a   Genovese, Eugenio ^a   Bernasconi, Sergio ^c   Binda, Silvana ^b   Aricò, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale F del Ponte   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetes insipidus; Histiocytosis; Pituitary gland, magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 0031546045     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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