Pituitary Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Normal Human Volunteers: Occult Adenomas in the General Population

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Authors

Walter A. Hall · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Mark G. Luciano · National Institutes of Health

John L. Doppman · National Institutes of Health

Nicholas J. Patronas · National Institutes of Health

Edward H. Oldfield · National Institutes of Health

Abstract

About 10% of the normal adult population have pituitary abnormalities on MRI scans that are compatible with the diagnosis of asymptomatic pituitary adenomas. Most pituitary adenomas remain asymptomatic and do not require treatment.

Topics & Keywords

Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Meningioma and schwannoma management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Internal Medicine

Volume 120, Issue 10, pp. 817-820

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-120-10-199405150-00001

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