Empty Sella on MRI: A Case Series and Pictorial Essay

Abdulwahab F. Alahmari

Abstract


This is a case series of empty sella cases on MRI scans to explore the causes of empty sella, most affected gender by empty sella, linear measurements of the empty sella (i.e. width, length, and height), the number of partial or complete empty sella of the cases, associated conditions, etc. This case series of ten empty sella cases that were found during brain MRI scans. These cases will be analyzed and measured to give reference values for this condition.


Keywords


Empty Sella; Pituitary Gland; Idopathic Intercranial Hypertension; Hormone Imbalance; Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.36162/hjr.v8i4.565

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