Distortion of normal pituitary structures in sellar pathologies on MRI

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 467-473

  Sade, Burak ^a   Mohr, Gérard ^a   Vézina, Jean Lorrain ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTINOMA; SELLA TURCICA;

EID: 9744257711     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100003644     Document Type: Article

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