| Evaluation of pituitary microadenomas with dynamic MR imaging. | |
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PMID: 11809542 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the use of keyhole dynamic magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the evaluation of women with borderline hyperprolactinemia. PATIENTS and METHODS: We investigated 30 patients (mean age 31.6+/-4.3 years) with moderate hyperprolactinemia and clinically suspected microadenomas on T1-weighted spin echo (SE) sequences (repetition time (TR)/echo time (TE) 625/15 ms) with keyhole dynamic imaging and contrast enhancement of the pituitary gland. The probability of lesion presence according to MR criteria was ranked on a five-grade scale and compared with standard examinations of the hypophysis before and after intravenous administration of contrast media. RESULTS: The probability for lesion presence showed a trend toward lower scores on standard SE sequences and higher scores with dynamic imaging (P=0.067). CONCLUSION: Dynamic keyhole imaging of the pituitary gland could help establish a diagnosis of microadenomas with a higher probability. |
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Authors:
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Thomas Rand; P Lippitz; E Kink; H Huber; B Schneider; H Imhof; S Trattnig |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of radiology Volume: 41 ISSN: 0720-048X ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Radiol Publication Date: 2002 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-01-25 Completed Date: 2002-03-28 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8106411 Medline TA: Eur J Radiol Country: Ireland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 131-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Radiology, University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria. thomas.rand@univie.ac.at |
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Adenoma
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complications,
diagnosis* Adult Female Humans Hyperprolactinemia / diagnosis*, etiology Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods* Pituitary Gland / pathology Pituitary Neoplasms / complications, diagnosis* |
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