... deficiency (8 males, gestational age 38.2 ± 1.7 weeks, post-conceptional age [PCA] 42.2 ± 3.0 weeks) and 14 control infants (9 males, gestational age 38.5 ± 1.8 weeks, PCA 42.5 ± 2.4 weeks) utilizing 3-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging. Regional brain volumes were adjusted for PCA and sex, along...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Growth hormone deficiency Magnetic resonance imaging Short stature Short normal children Short stature is a common concern that may require a pediatric endocrinology evaluation. The etiologies of short stature are diverse...

... (ALP) levels, clinical features, and radiographs. Our objectives were to describe the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of XLH and to assess correlations with disease activity. Study Design: Twenty-seven XLH patients (median age 9.2 years) were included in this prospective single-center...

...) identified with a simplified magnetic resonance imaging (FAST1-MRI). Methods: We analyzed 75 EPP patients with short stature and reduced growth velocity. Sagittal-T1 imaging (thickness: 2 mm and gap: 0.2 mm) without gadolinium administration was used. A GH peak of ≥5 ng/ml after clonidine or insulin...

... Report: A boy with a negative family history presented polyuria and failure to thrive in the first months of life and was diagnosed with central diabetes insipidus. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a normal posterior pituitary signal. A molecular genetic analysis of the AVP gene showed that he had...

... and unreliable in infants, and normative data are lacking. This study aims to investigate whether brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may replace GH stimulation tests in the diagnosis of GHD in children younger than 4 years. Methods: We examined a retrospective cohort, with longitudinal follow-up, of 68...

...Peter M. Wolfgram; Ellen L. Connor; Jennifer L. Rehm; Jens C. Eickhoff; Wei Zha; Scott B. Reeder; David B. Allen Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the degree to which waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-measured abdominal fat...

... originated from Central and Eastern Europe. We analyzed 112 pituitary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans from 82 patients (42 males) aged 2.5–72.7 (median 16.6) years from 60 kindreds. Results: Among the 120 independent PROP1 alleles, the most prevalent mutations were delGA301/302 (99 alleles...

... to in the content or advertisements. Prader-Willi syndrome Growth hormone Insulin-like growth factor I Endocrine function Magnetic resonance imaging Pituitary gland Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), also known as Prader-Labhart-Willi syndrome, was originally described in 1956 by the Swiss physicians...

... fat composition and intrahepatic lipids were monitored by means of anthropometric measures and by means of methods based on magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Results: We present the case of a normal-weight 14-year-old Caucasian girl with pronounced hepatic steatosis...

...Guimei Li; Peng Shao; Xiaojun Sun; Qian Wang; Lijuan Zhang Background: To explore the relationship between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings and multiple pituitary-target hormones in patients with panhypopituitarism or multiple pituitary hormone deficiency (MPHD). Methods: 125 patients...

.... di Nataleb P. Ambrosettoc R. De Angelisb E. Cacciaria G. Chiumellob Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in HypothalamicPituitary Disorders a First Pediatric Clinic, University of Bologna, b Department of Pediatrics, Endocrine Unit, Scientific Institute H.S. Raffacle, University of Milan. c Department...

... apparent. 11 09 1995 14 05 1996 9 12 2008 Diabetes insipidus Autoimmune disease Hypophysitis Magnetic resonance imaging Desmopressin acetate Horm one R e se a rch Edda Weimann Gabriele Mölenkamp H.-J. Böhles University of Frankfurt Children s Hospital. Frankfurt, Germany Case...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Isolated ACTH deficiency Hypoglycaemia Coma Magnetic resonance imaging Corticotropin-releasing factor Case Report...

... Domperidone Growth hormone deficiency Prolactin Magnetic resonance imaging Abstract Prolactin response after domperidone (DOM) stimulus was used to investigate the functional status of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal axis in 57 congenital growth-hormone-deficient (GHD) children with and without magnetic reso­...

... profile, and brain anatomy will be studied by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Ten patients with Turner syndrome have been evaluated by neurocognitive testing to date, and 8 girls with Turner syndrome and 13 controls have had MRI scans performed. There is preliminary evidence of both specific...

...Nadia Bressani; Berardo di Natale; Cristina Pellini; Fabio Triulzi; Giuseppe Scotti; Giuseppe Chiumello Fifty-seven children with growth hormone deficiency and 15 healthy age-matched controls were studied by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Of the patients, 36 (63%) had isolated GH deficiency...

... and biochemical diagnosis of hormonal deficit is confirmed by standard laboratory tests, but recent advances in imaging techniques have shed new light on the pathophysiology of many of these diseases. Management: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) permits identification of the posterior pituitary in vivo and can...

...) components. The velocities of the relaxation processes are tissue dependent and characterized by the relaxation times T1 and T2. Body composition techniques Fat-selective magnetic resonance imaging Magnetic resonance spectroscopy Magnetic resonance imaging Visceral fat The quantitative...

..., but is less reliable regarding their magnitude because of error that varies with gender, size and fatness. Magnetic resonance imaging is currently the best technique available, as computed tomography has too high a radiation dose to justify its use in younger age groups. Regardless of which technique is used...