MR findings in three pituitary abscesses: Case reports

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 490-493

  Kashiwagi, N ^a   Fujita, N ^b   Hirabuki, N ^b   Tanaka, H ^b   Sato, T ^c   Sato, M ^c   Nakamura, H ^b  

^a KANSAI ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c Tonyonaka Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

MR imaging; Pituitary gland, disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY;

BRAIN ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 0032159021     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841859809172213     Document Type: Article

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