MRI Findings of Pituitary Gland in Growth Hormone-Deficient Children and Their Correlation with Growth Hormone Peak during Growth Hormone Stimulation Tests
Table 1
Pituitary manifestations of all children.
Age (years)
Pituitary morphology n (%)
Signal intensity n (%)
Pituitary stalk n (%)
Concave
Flatt
Protuberant
T1 isosignals in anterior pituitary
T1 slightly-low signal intensity
Hypoplasticc
Absent
≤6 (n = 15)
11
4
0
11
4
2
0
7–10 (n = 33)
26
6
1
26
7
6
10
>10 (n = 13)
9
3
1
4#
9#
6
4
Note: vs. ≤6-year-old group; # vs. 7–10-year-old group.
