Relative contributions of inferior petrosal sinus sampling and pituitary imaging in the investigation of children and adolescents with ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 5711-5714

  Lienhardt, A ^a   Grossman, A B ^a   Dacie, J E ^a   Evanson, J ^a   Huebner, A ^a   Afshar, F ^a   Plowman, P N ^a   Besser, G M ^a   Savage, M O ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CHILD; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PETROSAL SINUS SAMPLING; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

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EID: 0035218411     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.86.12.5711     Document Type: Article

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