Diagnostic value of pituitary MRI in differentiation of children with normal growth hormone secretion, isolated growth hormone deficiency and multiple pituitary hormone deficiency

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 517-523

  Arslanoǧlu, Ilknur ^a,c   Kutlu, H ^a   Isguven P ^a   Tokus F ^b   Isik K ^a  

^a GOZTEPE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Kosuyolu Heart Center   (Turkey)

^c Koşuyolu Imaging Center ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breech delivery; Growth hormone deficiency; Pituitary MRI; Pituitary size

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREECH EXTRACTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HEIGHT; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; PUBERTY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035008465     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2001.14.5.517     Document Type: Article

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