PEDIATRICS Vol. 78 No. 4 October 1986, pp. 601-605
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Value of Computed Tomographic Scanning in Patients With Growth Hormone Deficiency

Steven P. Smith MD1, Samuel M. Wolpert MD1, Abdollah Sadeghi-Nejad MD1, and Boris Senior MD1

1 From the Department of Radiology, Section of Neuroradiology, and Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston

In 18 of a series of 23 patients with growth hormone deficiency, computed tomographic scanning demonstrated a markedly small sellar volume. In four of the remaining five patients, the sella was enlarged. The cause of the enlargement was readily identifiable. Computed tomographic scanning of the sella appears to provide valuable supportive evidence of hypopituitarism.

Key Words: computed tomography • growth hormone deficiency • hypopituitarism • sella turcica size and volume

Submitted on October 11, 1985
Accepted on January 21, 1986




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