Assessment of the Pituitary Gland by MRI in Patients with Different Prolactin Levels in Hail Region

The pituitary gland is considered the maestro gland that regulates the function of all glands. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a routine and widely accepted method for investigating pituitary gland abnormalities. This study was performed to assess the pituitary gland by MRI in patients with different prolactin levels in Hail Region, Saudi Arabia. The data of this study were collected retrospectively from a patient with a pituitary MRI from the radiology department and a prolactin test from a laboratory in the King Khalid Hospital in Hail Region, in the period from January 2022 to June 2022. The sample of this study consisted of 102 patients with prolactin tests from both genders who were examined by MRI for the Pituitary and their ages ranged from 18 to 60 years old. They were from Hail Region. The results of this study showed that female patients from 31- 40 years old have more chance of hyperprolactinemia diseases. Hyperprolactinemia is a common condition among women of reproductive age rather than males. The largest percentage according to Gender was in favor of females with a rate of 74 and a percentage of (72.5%), followed by males with a rate of 28 and a percentage of (27.50%). The study concluded that the high prolactin level be evaluated using MRI to assess the pituitary gland size and tumor, and the result can be investigated and compared with the previous study if it is found.