title: Mensuration of the normal pituitary gland from magnetic resonance images in 96 dogs.
abstract: The pituitary gland was measured from transverse magnetic resonance T1-weighted images after Gadolinium administration in 96 dogs weighing from 13 to 45 kg. The measurements were done by hand with calipers. The mean (+/- standard deviation) pituitary gland height was 5.1 mm (+/-0.9 mm). The mean width was 6.4 mm (+/- 1.1 mm). The correlation coefficient between pituitary and brain measurements, between pituitary measurement and body weight, and brain measurements and body weight was 0.0 to 0.3. A hyperintense region was present on T1-weighted images in the center of the pituitary gland in 64% of the dogs. At necropsy the pituitary glands were grossly and histologically normal. No pituitary gland measurements were performed at necropsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-7060, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kippenes
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Gavin
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kraft
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Sande
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Tucker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D011996:Records / Q000662:veterinary; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D019786:Gadolinium DTPA