Rapid progression of pituitary hyperplasia in humans with primary hypothyroidism: Demonstration with MR imaging

Radiology

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 383-388

  Shimono, Taro ^a   Hatabu, Hiroto ^a,b   Kasagi, Kanji ^a   Miki, Yukio ^a   Nishizawa, Sadahiko ^a   Misaki, Takashi ^a   Hiraga, Akira ^a   Konishi, Junji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Pituitary, abnormalities; Pituitary, MR; Thyroid, hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 0032759804     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.213.2.r99nv02383     Document Type: Article

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