Sphenoid sinus ectopic pituitary adenomas: CT and MRI findings

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 83, Issue 987, 2010, Pages 218-224

  Yang, Ben Tao ^a   Chong, V F H ^b   Wang, Z C ^a   Xian, J F ^a   Chen, Q H ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; IOHEXOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPEHNOID SINUS ECTOPIC PITUITARY ADENOMA; SPHENOID SINUS; SYMPTOM;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANASAL SINUS NEOPLASMS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROLACTINOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHENOID SINUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77749240308     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/76663418     Document Type: Article

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