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Contrast-Enhanced CISS/FIESTA Imaging for Increased Conspicuity of Pituitary Microadenomas in Cushing Disease

Ian T. Mark, Jamie Van Gompel, Maria Peris Celda, Eric Stinson, Irina Bancos, Lucinda Gruber, Jason Little, Derek R. Johnson and Steven A. Messina
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2025, 46 (6) 1255-1259; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8596
Ian T. Mark
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., E.S., J.L., D.R.J., S.A.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Jamie Van Gompel
bDepartment of Neurosurgery (J.V.G., M.P.C.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Maria Peris Celda
bDepartment of Neurosurgery (J.V.G., M.P.C.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Eric Stinson
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., E.S., J.L., D.R.J., S.A.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Irina Bancos
cDepartment of Endocrinology (I.B., L.G.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Lucinda Gruber
cDepartment of Endocrinology (I.B., L.G.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Jason Little
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., E.S., J.L., D.R.J., S.A.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Derek R. Johnson
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., E.S., J.L., D.R.J., S.A.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Steven A. Messina
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., E.S., J.L., D.R.J., S.A.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Ian T. Mark, Jamie Van Gompel, Maria Peris Celda, Eric Stinson, Irina Bancos, Lucinda Gruber, Jason Little, Derek R. Johnson, Steven A. Messina
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2025, 46 (6) 1255-1259; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8596
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