RADIOLOGIC-DIAGNOSIS OF PITUITARY-ADENOMA - OVERVIEW

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KRICHEFF, II
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10.1148/131.1.263
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R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
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1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
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The author reviews the literature on the radiologic diagnosis of pituitary adenoma. Computed tomography is the definitive radiologic diagnostic tool in large pituitary adenomas (1.5 cm or greater). Precision radiographic studies, endocrine correlation, and an understanding of the effect of sellar variations on radiographic images can yield a very high incidence of accurate recognition of pituitary microadenomas. Computed tomography portends and even greater diagnostic sensitivity.
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