Inferior petrosal sinus sampling in the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome: Results of an Italian multicenter study

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 499-507

  Colao, Annamaria ^a   Faggiano, Antongiulio ^b   Pivonello, Rosario ^b   Pecori Giraldi, Francesca ^b   Cavagnini, Francesco ^b   Lombardi, Gaetano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMAGING; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

EID: 0035000841     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1440499     Document Type: Article

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