hrp0082p3-d3-918 | Pituitary (1) | ESPE2014

MRI in Children with GH Deficiency

Baz Ouidad , Semrouni Mourad , Sakher Samia , Chouikrat Nadia , Benallegue Mourad

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is advisable in all patients with GH deficiency (GHD). MRI pituitary morphology has important clinical implications, both in terms of diagnostic accuracy and long-term prognosis; indeed, when MRI findings are appropriately interpreted, they clearly represent a gold standard to investigate the etiology of GHD.Objective and hypotheses: To evaluate frequency and type of MRI anomalies in children with GHD, after d...