Postoperative imaging of the pituitary gland

Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 317-323

  Parrott, John ^a   Mullins, Mark E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

MRI; Pituitary; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MENINGITIS; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SELLA TURCICA; SPHENOID SINUS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SELLA TURCICA; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 33748465366     PISSN: 08993459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rmr.0000224688.29371.7e     Document Type: Review

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