MR imaging in idiopathic growth hormone deficiency

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1609-1615

  Hamilton, Jill ^a   Blaser, Susan ^a   Daneman, Denis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BREECH EXTRACTION; CAROTID ARTERY ANOMALY; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC ORGAN; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOPITUITARISM; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFUNDIBULUM; MALE; MICROPENIS; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA;

ABNORMALITIES; ADOLESCENT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CAROTID ARTERIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY HORMONES;

EID: 0032471910     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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