Copyright 2007
Normal Pituitary Gland – Master Endocrine Gland |
| 72355 pituitary gland posterior pituitary anterior pituitary hypophysis hypophyseal stalk normal anatomy function Davidoff Art Davidoff drawing Davidoff MD |
Specialized Functions of the Endocrine System – Metabolic Control |
| 72353 pituitary gland posterior pituitary gland thyroid adrenal cortex pancreas insulin bone muscle growth adipose tissue fat glucose parathyroid gland calcium breast lactation prolactin ovary estrogen FSH progesterone testis testes testosterone function physiology specialised function control endocrine system Davidoff art Davidoff drawing Davidoff MD |
Normal pituitary on T1 weighted images
men height 8mm
women height 9mm
children under 12 6mm or less
upper surface slightly concave
changes during puberty and pregnancy
pregnancy no gland arger than 10mm
post partum up to 11.8mm
Normal Pituitary Pre and Post Gadilinium |
| 81932c.8s brain normal pituitary anatomy MRI T1 pre gadolinium T1 post gadolinium corpus callosum pons midbrain tongue soft palate sphenoid sinus pituitary stalk Courtesy Ashley Davidoff MD copyright 2008bb |
Probable Pituitary Microadenoma |
| 71437c04 76 female pituitary gland T1 weighted before and after contrast stalk normal enhancement a and C = T1 precontrast b and d = T2 post contrast mild right sided convexitybest seen on b consistent with a microadenoma MRI Davidoff MD |
Normal Pituitary and Prolactinoma |
| 81942c04.8s 65 male with macroadenoma of the pituitary gland clinically consistent with a prolactinoma normal and abnormal MRI T1 weighted images post gadolinium Courtesy Ashley Davidoff MD copyright 2008 |