Pituitary adenomas

Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 277-288

  Rumboldt, Zoran ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Macroadenoma; Microadenoma; MR imaging; Pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYST; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMAGING SYSTEM; INCIDENTAL FINDING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTINOMA; REVIEW; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADENOMA; AGE FACTORS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33748453555     PISSN: 08993459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rmr.0000224684.76006.cf     Document Type: Review

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