The Diagnostic Value of Conventional MRI Combined With Diffusion‐Weighted Imaging in Microprolactinomas

• Published in: Journal of magnetic resonance imaging Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 1155 - 1167
• Main Authors: Wang, Min‐Yang, Yu, Ying, Han, Yu, Yang, Yang, Jiang, Wan, Liu, Jin, Yan, Lin‐Feng, Cui, Guang‐Bin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2025; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Diagnosis; Diffusion coefficient; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; diffusion‐weighted imaging; Effectiveness; Female; Females; Field strength; Humans; Hyperprolactinemia; Hyperprolactinemia - diagnostic imaging; Lesions; Magnetic resonance imaging; Male; Medical imaging; microprolactinomas; Neuroimaging; Parameters; Performance assessment; Pituitary (anterior); Pituitary Gland - diagnostic imaging; Pituitary Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Pituitary Neoplasms - pathology; Population studies; Prolactinoma - diagnostic imaging; Prospective Studies; Reproducibility of Results; ROC Curve; Sensitivity and Specificity; Statistical analysis; Statistical tests; Temporal lobe; Variance analysis; magnetic resonance imaging; hyperprolactinemia; microprolactinomas; diffusion‐weighted imaging

Background Turbo spin‐echo (TSE) diffusion‐weighted imaging (DWI) sequences may reduce susceptibility artifacts and image distortion in sellar region, allowing better visualization of small pituitary lesions, and may be used to assist in the diagnosis of pituitary microadenomas. Purpose To explore t...