title: Imaging characteristics of common suprasellar lesions with emphasis on MRI findings.
abstract: Suprasellar masses are varied in aetiology and can present diagnostic problems for a radiologist. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has largely replaced computed tomography (CT) as a diagnostic tool for these lesions, although CT can provide complementary information in some conditions. In this article, we review imaging features of common suprasellar lesions with emphasis on MRI features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Veenarao@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mitra
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D005910:Glioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000473:pathology*