Pituitary gland height evaluated with magnetic resonance imaging in premature twins: the impact of growth and sex.

Maria I ArgyropoulouVasileios XydisLoukas G AstrakasAikaterini DrougiaEffrosyni I StyliaraDimitrios-Nikiforos KiortsisVasileios GiaprosChristina Kanaka-Gantenbein

Published in: Pediatric radiology (2024)

After isolating the effect of prematurity, at around term equivalent, pituitary gland height reflects the cumulative impact of fetal growth on the hypothalamo-pituitary axis. Subsequently, pituitary gland height shows effects of sex and of fetal and postnatal growth.

Keyphrases

body mass index
preterm infants
growth hormone
gestational age
low birth weight
preterm birth