European Journal of Radiology
Volume 54, Issue 3 , Pages 327-334 , June 2005

The value of high-field MRI (3T) in the assessment of sellar lesions

  • K. Pinker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical University Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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  • A. Ba-Ssalamah

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical University Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • S. Wolfsberger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • V. Mlynarik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical University Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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  • E. Knosp

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • S. Trattnig

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical University Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +43 1 40400 1773; fax: +43 1 40400 7631.

Received 29 April 2004 ,Revised 19 July 2004 ,Accepted 19 August 2004.

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PII: S0720-048X(04)00279-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.08.006

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 54, Issue 3 , Pages 327-334 , June 2005

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