MR imaging of pituitary hyperplasia in a child with growth arrest and primary hypothyroidism

European Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 516-518

  Papakonstantinou, O ^a   Bitsori, M ^a   Mamoulakis, D ^a   Bakantaki, A ^a   Papadaki, E ^a   Gourtsoyiannis, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chronic thyroiditis; Hyperplasia; MR imaging; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY HEIGHT; CASE REPORT; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROIDITIS;

EID: 0034060231     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050087     Document Type: Article

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