Evaluation of the pituitary gland in idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 88-94

  Jayasundar, Rama ^a   Ammini, A C ^a   Gupta, R ^a   Raghunathan, P ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

MR imaging; Pituitary, idiopathic hypogonadism

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATROPHY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPITUITARISM; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PITUITARY GLAND; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032611127     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841859909174410     Document Type: Article

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