Hemochromatosis of the pituitary gland: MR imaging.
Magnetic resonance imaging of the pituitary gland in a patient with secondary hemochromatosis is described. On T1-weighted images, the anterior lobe had almost no signal intensity, and only the high-signal posterior lobe was seen. These findings are compatible with the distribution of iron deposition and clinical symptoms in hemochromatosis.
Fujisawa
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Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University School of Medicine, Japan.
Morikawa
M
M
Nakano
Y
Y
Konishi
J
J
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology