Magnetisation transfer imaging of the normal adenohypophysis: the effect of sex and age

dc.contributor.authorArgyropoulou, M. I.en
dc.contributor.authorKiortsis, D. N.en
dc.contributor.authorMetafratzi, Z.en
dc.contributor.authorEfremidis, S. C.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-24T19:05:48Z
dc.date.available2015-11-24T19:05:48Z
dc.identifier.issn0028-3940-
dc.identifier.urihttps://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/20245
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dc.subjectAdolescenten
dc.subjectAdulten
dc.subjectAgeden
dc.subject*Agingen
dc.subjectChilden
dc.subjectChild, Preschoolen
dc.subjectFemaleen
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectInfanten
dc.subject*Magnetic Resonance Imagingen
dc.subjectMaleen
dc.subjectMiddle Ageden
dc.subjectPituitary Gland, Anterior/*anatomy & histologyen
dc.subjectReference Valuesen
dc.subject*Sex Characteristicsen
dc.titleMagnetisation transfer imaging of the normal adenohypophysis: the effect of sex and ageen
heal.abstractMagnetisation transfer (MT) techniques provide tissue contrast depending mainly on the concentration of macromolecules. Because many macromolecules are involved in the secretory activity of the pituitary gland, MT techniques might be useful in the study of pituitary gland disorders. Our purpose was to establish a quantitative database of the MT ratio (MTR) of the normal adenohypophysis and to see whether there are age- and sex-related differences. Using a three-dimensional gradient-echo sequence for MT we studied the adenohypophysis in 56 males and 61 females aged 7 months-77 years; postsaturation images were obtained using an on-resonance binomial prepulse. The images were normal in all but three patients, two with meningiomas, one with a schwannoma). Adenohypophyseal MTR increased in both sexes up to 19 years of age (r = 0.47 males, 0.39 females, P < 0.05). In men after 20 years and in women from 20-49 years MTR decreased (r = -0.68, P < 0.001, r = -0.46, P < 0.05, respectively). In women aged 50-59 years the MTR again increased slightly. The MTR in males was slightly higher at all ages except before 9 and after 50 years of age. These differences were not statistically significant except in the 40-49 year group (P < 0.05).en
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heal.identifier.secondaryhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11338414-
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heal.journalNameNeuroradiologyen
heal.journalTypepeer-reviewed-
heal.languageen-
heal.publicationDate2001-
heal.recordProviderΠανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικήςel
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heal.type.elΆρθρο Περιοδικούel
heal.type.enJournal articleen

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