Glaser B, Sheinfeld M, Benmair J, Kaplan N
Clin Radiol. 1986 Jan;37(1):9-14. doi: 10.1016/s0009-9260(86)80154-4.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed on 22 patients with a wide spectrum of pituitary disease and on 17 control subjects, in order to determine whether MRI is useful in localising and determining the extent of involvement of large and small pituitary tumours. The results indicate that MRI, with an 0.5 T superconducting magnet (Elscint, Israel), can be used to visualise large pituitary tumours and to determine the extent of parasellar and suprasellar involvement. The 'empty sella' syndrome can also be easily and confidently diagnosed. Some microadenomas can be visualised despite the relatively thick slices (0.7 cm) used in this study. These findings suggest that MRI in its current state of development is very useful in evaluating large pituitary lesions. With further technical refinements, improving the spatial resolution and decreasing slice thickness, this technique may come to be of some importance in the evaluation of pituitary microadenomas.
对22例患有广泛垂体疾病的患者及17名对照者进行了磁共振成像（MRI）检查，以确定MRI在定位和确定大小垂体瘤的累及范围方面是否有用。结果表明，使用0.5T超导磁体（以色列Elscint公司）的MRI可用于显示大型垂体瘤，并确定鞍旁和鞍上累及范围。“空蝶鞍”综合征也可轻松且可靠地诊断。尽管本研究中使用的切片相对较厚（0.7厘米），但一些微腺瘤仍可显示。这些发现表明，目前发展水平的MRI在评估大型垂体病变方面非常有用。随着技术的进一步改进，提高空间分辨率并减小切片厚度，该技术在评估垂体微腺瘤方面可能会变得具有一定重要性。
