Application Value of MRI in the Diagnosis of Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome
ZHANG Qiu-mei1, MIAO Chong-chang1, WANG Min2
1. Department of Radiology, Affiliated
Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical
College, Lianyungang Jiangsu 222002,
China; 2.Department of Radiology,
the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing
Medical University, Nanjing Jiangsu
210029, China
Abstract：Objective To investigate the application of MRI in the diagnosis of Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome (PSIS). Methods MRI features and clinical data of 16 PSIS patients were analyzed retrospectively. Results On the MR imaging, the pituitary stalks were absent in 13 cases, pituitary stalks were obviously thinner in 3 cases. The high signal intensity of normal posterior pituitary in the back of the pituitary fossa were disappeared in 11 cases, but nodules with high signal intensity were found in the infundibular recess bottom or the median eminence of the third ventricle. Anterior pituitary were obviously thinner in all cases. Conclusion PSIS patients have certain MRI features, which are helpful in improving the accuracy of the preoperative diagnosis．
张秋妹，苗重昌，王敏. MRI对垂体柄阻断综合征的诊断价值[J]. 中国医疗设备, 2016, 31(1): 65-67.
ZHANG Qiu-mei, MIAO Chong-chang, WANG Min. Application Value of MRI in the Diagnosis of Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome. China Medical Devices, 2016, 31(1): 65-67.
