Decision-making in pituitary disease is critically dependent on high quality imaging of the
sella and parasellar region. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the investigation of choice …

Pituitary adenomas (PA) are typically benign, slow-growing tumors of the adenohypophysis,
which come to attention because of associated endocrine dysfunction (eg …

Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique based
on measure of water diffusion in tissues. This diffusion can be quantified by apparent …

Purpose To evaluate the potential value of machine learning (ML)-based histogram analysis
(or first-order texture analysis) on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for …

Introduction Most pituitary macroadenomas (PMA) are soft and suckable allowing
transsphenoidal resection. A small percentage of PMA are firm, which significantly alters the …

Introduction The difficulty of predicting the efficacy of somatostatin analogs (SSA) is not fully
resolved. Here, we quantitatively evaluated the predictive value of relative signal intensity …

Background: Prediction of tumor consistency before surgery is of vital importance to
determine individualized therapeutic schemes for patients with acromegaly. The present …

Abstract Background Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) has been used in neurosurgical practice
mainly to distinguish cerebral metastases from abscess and glioma. There is evidence from …

Objective Pituitary adenomas are typically soft. The prevalence of fibrous adenomas is∼ 5
to 13%. Firm tumors are difficult to remove by curettage or suction. Predicting fibrous …

Prolactinoma is a common subtype of pituitary tumors. Dopamine receptor agonists are the
preferred treatment for prolactinoma; however, with this therapy, drug resistance often …