The Evaluation of Therapy Efficacy of Gamma Knife on Pituitary Adenoma by Using MR / 实用放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the therapy efficacy of gamma knife on pituitary adenoma based on the changes of MR imagings and hormone levels before and after gamma knife treatment .Methods MR imagings and hormone levels, clinical material were retrospectively analysed on 45 patients(altogether 59 times MR examinations)followed up from 1～28 months. Both plain and enhancement MR scans were performed on each MR examination. Results 59 cases were followed up for 1～28 months . The tumor size shranked in 31 cases (52.5%), no changs in 25 cases (42.4%), increased in 3 cases(5%). Of the 59 cases , intratumoral cyts were observed in 15 cases (25%). Functional pituitary adenomas were followed up in 23 cases. The hormone levels droped in 13 cases (56.5%), the number of hormone levels droped in about the sixth month after gamma knife treatment was 8.6% , in 1 year was 13% and in 2 years was 34.8%. Conclusion Gamma knife can effectively keep the pituitary adenomas from their growing up; avoid the overproduce of functional pituitary adenomas . The treatment effects of gamma knife can be enlarged with the time gone.