MR Imaging Diagnosis of Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome / 实用放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study MRI features of pituitary stalk interruption syndrome(PSIS).Methods 10 cases in 42 with growth retardation patients diagnosed as PSIS by MRI,all of them were male,age ranged from 5 to 18 with average 13.6 years.Results The anterior-pituitary superior border was depressed,anterior-pituitary volume decreased(average height 2.1 mm,average width 7.8 mm),ectopic posterior-pituitary lobe located at infundibulum stem and pituitary stalk was absent in all cases.The blood hormorne test showed the growth hormone deficiency and multiple growth hormone deficienty.Conclusion PSIS often see in men,MRI findings of PSIS are characteristic.