Imaging of sellar and parasellar pathology

Radiol Clin North Am. 1999 Jan;37(1):101-21, x. doi: 10.1016/s0033-8389(05)70081-6.

Abstract

This article reviews the complex anatomic relationships between structures in the sellar and parasellar regions. Normal anatomy and the normal imaging spectrum are reviewed, with emphasis on the diversity of pathology that originates from this region. Both CT and MR imaging may be used to evaluate the sellar and parasellar regions. This article discusses how modern imaging techniques enable characterization of the many lesions that alter the structure and function of normal sellar and parasellar anatomy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diagnostic Imaging*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Pituitary Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Pituitary Gland / anatomy & histology
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / secondary
  • Sella Turcica / anatomy & histology
  • Sella Turcica / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed