Magnetic resonance imaging of the normal pituitary gland using ultrashort TE (UTE) pulse sequences (REV 1.0)

Neuroradiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 213-220

  Portman, Olivia ^a   Flemming, Stephen ^a   Cox, Jeremy P D ^a   Johnston, Desmond G ^a   Bydder, Graeme M ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior pituitary; Magnetic resonance imaging; Signal level; Ultrashort echo time

Indexed keywords

GADODIAMIDE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL DETECTION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 39749163428     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-007-0329-7     Document Type: Article

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