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Amy R Deipolyi1, Joshua A Hirsch, Rahmi Oklu
1Department of Imaging, Division of Vascular Imaging and Interventions, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02214, USA.
Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery
|October 13, 2011
Abstract:
Bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling, the gold standard assay in diagnosing pituitary secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone in Cushing disease, is highly accurate and safe when performed by experienced interventionalists. We review the anatomic and technical considerations essential for safe and reliable practice.
