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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2021

Transcranial Sonography in the Diagnosis of Pituitary Tumor-A Direct Comparison With MRI.

Lei He, Jinghan Zhang, Tengfei Yu, Yue Du, Xinyao Liu, Wen He

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lei HeDepartment of Ultrasound, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jinghan ZhangDepartment of Ultrasound, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Tengfei YuDepartment of Ultrasound, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yue DuDepartment of Ultrasound, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xinyao LiuDepartment of Ultrasound, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Wen HeDepartment of Ultrasound, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Beijing Tian Tan Hospital · CNCapital Medical University · CN

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Abstract

Background: Transcranial sonography (TCS) is a convenient tool for detecting certain brain diseases, such as brain tumors. Few studies have reported on the use of TCS in the area of Sella turcica. The accuracy and repeatability of Sella turcica with or without pituitary tumor is not clear. Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the feasibility and accuracy of TCS to measure the size of Sella turcica according to the measurement in MRI and determine its diagnostic performance in individuals with pituitary tumor. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional comparative study, healthy volunteers and patients with pituitary tumor were enrolled for examination of TCS and MRI between October 2020 and July 2021. The transverse diameter (D1, cm) of Sella turcica and the volume of the pituitary tumor were measured by TCS and MRI, respectively, and compared by using Student's Results: A total of 75 healthy volunteers and 51 patients with pituitary tumor were evaluated. In healthy volunteers, the mean D1 was 1.30 ± 0.35 (range, 0.82-3.22) by TCS and 1.32 ± 0.29 (range, 0.94-3.02) by MRI ( Conclusion: The consistency between the two imaging technologies performed well in D1 measurement, while the volume of the pituitary tumor was smaller as assessed by TCS than by MRI. D1 in TCS had good diagnostic performance in pituitary tumor.

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AdultAgedCase-Control StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPituitary NeoplasmsReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityUltrasonographycomparative studyDopplerMRIpituitary neoplasmsSella turcicatranscranialultrasonography

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