[Diagnostic significance of T2W hypointensity of the sella]

P Rousset; F Cattin; J Chiras; J F Bonneville; F Bonneville

doi:10.1016/s0221-0363(09)74724-9

[Diagnostic significance of T2W hypointensity of the sella]

J Radiol. 2009 Jun;90(6):693-705. doi: 10.1016/s0221-0363(09)74724-9.

[Article in French]

Authors

P Rousset¹, F Cattin, J Chiras, J F Bonneville, F Bonneville

Affiliation

¹ Service de neuroradiologie, Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris. rousset.pas@voila.fr

PMID: 19623122
DOI: 10.1016/s0221-0363(09)74724-9

Abstract

Normal anatomical structures and lesions characterized by low T2W signal intensity are reviewed in this pictorial essay. The purpose is to demonstrate how evaluation of the appearance, shape and exact anatomical location of the T2W hypointense sellar region structure, correlated with its T1W signal intensity, can based on the clinical context lead to an appropriate differential diagnosis.

Publication types

English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Artifacts
Carotid Artery, Internal / pathology
Circle of Willis / pathology
Humans
Image Enhancement*
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Paranasal Sinus Diseases / diagnosis
Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / diagnosis
Pituitary Diseases / diagnosis
Pituitary Gland / pathology*
Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnosis
Sella Turcica / pathology*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sphenoid Bone / pathology
Sphenoid Sinus / pathology