Radiologic Imaging Techniques in Cushing’s Disease

摘要: Neuroimaging studies play a central role in the clinical diagnosis and management of patients with Cushing’s disease. Modalities such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), positron emission (PET) are available to identify presence pituitary lesion, which turn allows for surgical treatment this condition. All these techniques have different strengths weaknesses can serve complementary roles evaluation pathology However, despite advances diagnostic imaging, there still some whom structural abnormality cannot be identified. This chapter aims give reader practical but thorough overview disease, including their advantages limitations.