Bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling in the management of ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-2

  Huang, Tien Shang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; CUSHING DISEASE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 33846862188     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70291-6     Document Type: Editorial

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