Pituitary gland: Development, normal appearances, and magnetic resonance imaging protocols

Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 259-268

  Castillo, Mauricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANATOMY; CALCIFICATION; CYST; DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOLOGY; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; HYPOPHYSIS; INFUNDIBULUM; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PORTAL VEIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33748443058     PISSN: 08993459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rmr.0000224682.91253.15     Document Type: Review

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