title: MR imaging of central diabetes insipidus: a pictorial essay.
abstract: Central diabetes insipidus (DI) can be the outcome of a number of diseases that affect the hypothalamic-neurohypophyseal axis. The causes of the condition can be classified as traumatic, inflammatory, or neoplastic. Traumatic causes include postoperative sella or transection of the pituitary stalk, while infectious or inflammatory causes include meningitis, lymphocytic hypophysitis, and granulomatous inflammations such as sarcoidosis and Wegener's granulomatosis. Various neoplastic conditions such as germinoma, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, metastasis, leukemic infiltration, lymphoma, teratoma, pituitary adenoma, craniopharyngioma, Rathke cleft cyst, hypothalamic glioma, and meningioma are also causes of central DI. In affected patients, careful analysis of these MR imaging features and correlation with the clinical manifestations can allow a more specific diagnosis, which is essential for treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Na
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D020790:Diabetes Insipidus, Neurogenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D010904:Pituitary Gland, Posterior / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery