Dedicated sellar magnetic resonance imaging protocols without contrast enhancement in girls with central precocious puberty: prevalence of pathologic lesions and clinical correlation
Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online)
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65(6): 758-767, Nov.-Dec. 2021. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Objective: Contrast-enhanced brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is routinely performed in children with central precocious puberty (CPP). We evaluated the value of a dedicated sellar MRI protocol without contrast enhancement in girls with CPP. Subjects and methods: This study included 261 girls diagnosed with CPP. We performed sellar MRI scanning without gadolinium enhancement of the hypothalamic-pituitary area (HPA) at the pituitary level, including additional T2-weighted imaging of whole-brain scans to check for other lesions. We evaluated the prevalence of intracranial lesions via this MR protocol. In addition,the correlation between the clinical parameters and morphology of the pituitary gland on the images was assessed. Results: Intracranial lesions were detected in 17 (6.5%) of the 261 girls. Of the 17 girls with abnormalities, 16 (94.1%) had findings in brain areas other than the HPA. The weight, height, Tanner stage of patients were significantly (p < 0.05) higher in the group with greater pituitary height. Patient weight and height, Tanner stage of breast development, and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels were significantly (p < 0.05) greater in those with a higher pituitary grade as determined on sellar MRI. Conclusion: A dedicated unenhanced sellar MRI protocol provides valuable information on brain lesions and pituitary morphology. We found a significantly low prevalence of brain lesions among girls with CPP. Analysis of the height or shape of the pituitary gland on sellar MRI revealed significant correlations with the weight, height, Tanner stage, and LH levels of the patients.
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Assunto principal:
Puberdade Precoce
Tipo de estudo:
Guia de Prática Clínica
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online)
Assunto da revista:
Endocrinologia
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Metabolismo
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Coréia do Sul
Instituição/País de afiliação:
The Catholic University of Korea/KR
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