Attenuation of gadolinium enhancement in pituitary gland on magnetic resonance imaging of patients with pediatric growth hormone deficiency

Abstract Background Although it is generally thought that disturbance of perfusion in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland leads to complete or partial hypopituitarism, the gadolinium (Gd) enhancement findings on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of patients with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) r...

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Main Authors: Mariko Doai, Yuka Nishino, Yasuhiko Hayashi, Masatsune Ito, Munetaka Matoba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Imaging
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12880-023-01152-w