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Phenotype and radiological correlation in patients with growth hormone deficiency.
Indian journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 2011
Acharya Shrikrishna V, Gopal Raju A, Lila Anurag, Sanghvi Darshana S, Menon Padma S, Bandgar Tushar R, Shah Nalini S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To confirm that MRI findings like hypoplastic anterior pituitary, thin or interrupted pituitary stalk, and ectopic posterior pituitary (EPP) in patients with growth hormone deficiency are a good indicator of the severity of hypopituitarism. METHODS: MR images were obtained for 44 patients (IGHD: CPHD; 30:14) and analyzed to define one or more of the following triad of abnormalities: small/absent...
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