Magnetic resonance imaging of the pituitary gland in patients with secondary hypogonadism due to transfusional hemochromatosis

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-90

  Sparacia, Gianvincenzo ^a   Midiri, Massimo ^a   D'Angelo, Paolo ^b   Lagalla, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Serv Thalassemia 'Villa Sofia' H   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diseases; Hemochromatosis; Hypogonadism; Iron overload; Magnetic resonance studies; Pituitary; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PTERYGOID MUSCLES; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0032788656     PISSN: 13528661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-8661(99)00017-4     Document Type: Article

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