Height of normal pituitary gland as a function of age evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging in children.
MR anatomy of hypothalamo-hypophyseal axis is well established. However data about pituitary gland height (PGH) in children are sparse. A retrospective study was therefore performed in 60 children (30 boys and 30 girls) aged from 8 days to 21 years. All these children had MR for various neurological diseases. Patients with hypothalamo-hypophyseal disease and intracranial hypertension were excluded. The PGH was measured on a strict midline sagittal T1 weighted scan 3 to 7 mm thick. A positive linear correlation was found in children aged from 1 year to puberty followed by a plateau. In the first year of life a negative linear correlation was found. A positive linear correlation was found between PGH and statural height as well.
Argyropoulou
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Service de Radiologie Pediatrique, Hopital des Enfants-Malades, Paris, France.
Perignon
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Brunelle
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Brauner
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Rappaport
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D011627:Puberty; D012189:Retrospective Studies