Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in pituitary abscess
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Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal Approach: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas
Published on: January 17, 2018
Hidemasa Takao1, Ippei Doi, Toshiaki Watanabe
1Department of Radiology, Showa General Hospital, 2-450 Tenjincho, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-0004, Japan. takaoh-tky@umin.ac.jp
Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
|June 17, 2006
Abstract:
Pituitary abscess is a rare but potentially life-threatening disease. The correct preoperative diagnosis of pituitary abscess is difficult and rarely made. We present a case of pituitary abscess where diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging was useful in making the preoperative diagnosis of pituitary abscess.
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