Intravoxel Incoherent Motion in Normal Pituitary Gland: Initial Study with Turbo Spin-Echo Diffusion-Weighted Imaging.

Kiyohisa Kamimura M Nakajo Yoshihiko Fukukura T Iwanaga T Saito M Sasaki T Fujisaki A Takemura T Okuaki Takashi Yoshiura

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2016)

Our results demonstrated the feasibility of intravoxel incoherent motion assessment of the normal anterior pituitary lobe by using TSE-DWI. High D and f values in the anterior pituitary lobe were thought to reflect its microstructural and perfusion characteristics.

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