Abnormal perfusion of the pituitary gland secondary to dural arteriovenous fistulas in the cavernous sinus: Dynamic MR findings

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 930-936

  Shigematsu, Yoshinori ^a   Korogi, Yukunori ^b   Kitajima, Mika ^b   Ishii, Akihiko ^b   Liang, Luxia ^b   Yamura, Masayuki ^b   Kawanaka, Kouich ^b   Takahashi, Mutsumasa ^b  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN PERFUSION; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0038178169     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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