Pituitary magnetic resonance imaging is not required in the postoperative follow-up of acromegalic patients with long-term biochemical cure after transsphenoidal surgery

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 4320-4324

  Zirkzee, E J M ^a   Corssmit, E P M ^a   Biermasz, N R ^a   Brouwer, P A ^a   Wiggers De Bruine, F T ^a   Kroft, L J M ^a   Van Buchem, M A ^a   Roelfsema, F ^a   Pereira, A M ^a   Smit, J W A ^a   Romijn, J A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; GROWTH HORMONE;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RECURRENT DISEASE; TUMOR GROWTH;

ACROMEGALY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY GLAND; RECURRENCE; SPHENOID BONE;

EID: 4544344419     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-032141     Document Type: Article

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