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==Overview==
==Overview==
MRI scan is performed in cases of hypogonadism to examine the pituitary gland and hypothalamus to detect any tumors that may cause hypogonadism. It is performed in specific patients who present with visual disorders, neurological manifestations and lab findings of hypopituitarism. Possible findings may include empty sella and pituitary adenomas.
==MRI==
==MRI==
* MRI scan may be used in cases of hypogonadism to examine pituitary gland for any pituitary or hypothalamic tumors causing the disease. However, the chance of finding pituitary and  hypothalamic tumors in hypogonadism patients is very low.<ref name="pmid8558653">{{cite journal| author=Citron JT, Ettinger B, Rubinoff H, Ettinger VM, Minkoff J, Hom F et al.| title=Prevalence of hypothalamic-pituitary imaging abnormalities in impotent men with secondary hypogonadism. | journal=J Urol | year= 1996 | volume= 155 | issue= 2 | pages= 529-33 | pmid=8558653 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8558653  }}</ref>
* MRI scan may be used in cases of hypogonadism to examine pituitary gland for any pituitary or hypothalamic tumors causing the disease. However, the chance of finding pituitary and  hypothalamic tumors in hypogonadism patients is very low.<ref name="pmid8558653">{{cite journal| author=Citron JT, Ettinger B, Rubinoff H, Ettinger VM, Minkoff J, Hom F et al.| title=Prevalence of hypothalamic-pituitary imaging abnormalities in impotent men with secondary hypogonadism. | journal=J Urol | year= 1996 | volume= 155 | issue= 2 | pages= 529-33 | pmid=8558653 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8558653  }}</ref>

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Overview

MRI scan is performed in cases of hypogonadism to examine the pituitary gland and hypothalamus to detect any tumors that may cause hypogonadism. It is performed in specific patients who present with visual disorders, neurological manifestations and lab findings of hypopituitarism. Possible findings may include empty sella and pituitary adenomas.

MRI

  • MRI scan may be used in cases of hypogonadism to examine pituitary gland for any pituitary or hypothalamic tumors causing the disease. However, the chance of finding pituitary and hypothalamic tumors in hypogonadism patients is very low.[1]
  • MRI scan is performed if the patients of hypogonadism presenting with the following:
    • Visual disorders
    • Neurological manifestations
    • Lab results showing hypopituitarim
  • Possible findings of MRI in cases of hypogonadism:
    • Empty sella: the sella to be filled with CSF and the infundibulum can be seen to traverse the space, thereby excluding a cystic mass.
    • Pituitary micro or macro adenomas.

References

  1. Citron JT, Ettinger B, Rubinoff H, Ettinger VM, Minkoff J, Hom F; et al. (1996). "Prevalence of hypothalamic-pituitary imaging abnormalities in impotent men with secondary hypogonadism". J Urol. 155 (2): 529–33. PMID 8558653.

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