The use of intravenous contrast in postoperative MR imaging of pituitary macroadenomas

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-10

  Markus, Joel B ^a   Franchetto, Arlene A ^b   Goh, Raymond ^a  

^a HENDERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

contrast enhancement; magnetic resonance; Pituitary, MR; pituitary, neoplasms

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

ADENOMA; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033040260     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-7071(98)00074-6     Document Type: Article

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