Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the turcic sella (pituitary gland)
Click the thumbnail above to see the T2-weighted coronal cuts of the turcic sella (pituitary gland).
Click the thumbnail above to see the T1-weighted sagittal cuts of the turcic sella (pituitary gland).
Click the thumbnail above to see the T1-weighted coronal cuts of the turcic sella (pituitary gland).
Note:
T1, coronal and sagittal cuts - before and after iv contrast media: same levels!
Thumbnails associated with MRI sections of the pituitary gland (turcic sellae)
T2-weighted, coronal section. 1, Sphenoidal sinus. 2, Anterior clinoid process. 3, Lateral ventricle. 4, Anterior cerebral artery. 5, Optic nerve.
T2-weighted, coronal section. 1, Sphenoidal sinus. 2, Temporal pole. 3, Anterior clinoid process. 4, Lateral ventricle. 5, Anterior cerebral artery. 6, Optic nerve.
T2-weighted, coronal section. 1, Sphenoidal sinus. 2, Internal carotid artery. 3, Temporal pole. 4, Middle cerebral artery. 5, Lateral ventricle. 6, Septum pellucidum. 7, Anterior cerebral artery. 8, Optic nerve. 9, Anterior clinoid process.
T2-weighted, coronal section. 1, Nasopharynx. 2, Sphenoidal sinus. 3, Internal carotid artery. 4, Optic chiasma. 5, Lateral ventricle. 6, Anterior cerebral artery. 7, Middle cerebral artery. 8, Temporal pole.
T2-weighted, coronal section. 1, Sphenoidal sinus. 2, Internal carotid artery. 3, Middle cerebral artery. 4, Anterior cerebral artery. 5, Septum pellucidum. 6, Optic chiasma. 7, Pituitary gland.
T2-weighted, coronal section. 1, Pituitary gland. 2, Infudibulum. 3, Optic chiasma. 4, Lateral ventricle. 5, Anterior cerebral artery. 6, Middle cerebral artery. 7, Sphenoidal sinus.
T2-weighted, coronal section. 1, Nasopharynx. 2, Sphenoidal sinus. 3, Pituitary gland. 4, Optic tract. 5, Lateral ventricle.
T2-weighted, coronal section. 1, Nasopharynx. 2, Pituitary gland. 3, Optic tract. 4, 3° ventricle. 5, Lateral ventricle.
T2-weighted, coronal section. 1, Sphenoidal bone. 2, Temporal pole. 3, Lateral fissure (also called Sylvian fissure). 4, Optic tract. 5, Sphenoidal sinus.
T2-weighted, coronal section. 1, Meckel's cave (trigeminal cave) . 2, Temporal horn. 3, Lateral fissure (also called Sylvian fissure). 4, Lateral ventricle. 5, Temporal pole.
T2-weighted, coronal section. 1, Mandible. 2, Lateral ventricle. 3, Temporal horn. 4, Nasopharynx.
T2-weighted, coronal section. 1, Mandible. 2, hippocampus. 3, Lateral ventricle. 4, Temporal horn. 5, Clivus.
T1-weighted, sagittal section. 1, Frontal pole. 2, Corpus callosum . 3, Lateral ventricle. 4, Cerebellum. 5, Pituitary gland. 6, Sphenoidal sinus.
T1 sagittal section (after iv contrast medium) 1, Frontal pole. 2, Corpus callosum . 3, Lateral ventricle. 4, Cerebellum. 5, Pituitary gland. 6, Sphenoidal sinus.
T1-weighted, sagittal section. 1, Genu, corpus callosum . 2, Splenium, corpus callosum . 3, Neurohypophysis. 4, Adenohypophysis.
T1 sagittal section (after iv contrast medium) 1, Genu, corpus callosum . 2, Splenium, corpus callosum . 3, Neurohypophysis. 4, Adenohypophysis.
T1-weighted, sagittal section. 1, Lateral ventricle. 2, Cerebellum. 3, Pons. 4, Neurohypophysis. 5, Adenohypophysis.
T1 sagittal section (after iv contrast medium) 1, Lateral ventricle. 2, Cerebellum. 3, Pons. 4, Neurohypophysis. 5, Adenohypophysis.
T1-weighted, sagittal section. 1, Clivus. 2, Neurohypophysis. 3, Adenohypophysis.
T1 sagittal section (after iv contrast medium) 1, Clivus. 2, Neurohypophysis. 3, Adenohypophysis.
T1-weighted coronal section. 1, Nasopharynx. 2, Sphenoidal sinus. 3, Internal carotid artery. 4, Optic chiasma. 5, Lateral ventricle. 6, Anterior cerebral artery. 7, Middle cerebral artery. 8, Temporal pole.
T1 coronal section (after iv contrast media) 1, Nasopharynx. 2, Sphenoidal sinus. 3, Internal carotid artery. 4, Optic chiasma. 5, Lateral ventricle. 6, Anterior cerebral artery. 7, Middle cerebral artery. 8, Temporal pole.
T1-weighted coronal section. 1, Sphenoidal sinus. 2, Internal carotid artery. 3, Middle cerebral artery. 4, Anterior cerebral artery. 5, Septum pellucidum. 6, Optic chiasma. 7, Pituitary gland.
T1 coronal section (after iv contrast media) 1, Sphenoidal sinus. 2, Internal carotid artery. 3, Middle cerebral artery. 4, Anterior cerebral artery. 5, Septum pellucidum. 6, Optic chiasma. 7, Pituitary gland.
T1-weighted coronal section. 1, Pituitary gland. 2, Infudibulum. 3, Chiasma. 4, Lateral ventricle. 5, Anterior cerebral artery. 6, Middle cerebral artery. 7, Sphenoidal sinus.
T1 coronal section (after iv contrast media) 1, Pituitary gland. 2, Infudibulum. 3, Chiasma. 4, Lateral ventricle. 5, Anterior cerebral artery. 6, Middle cerebral artery. 7, Sphenoidal sinus.
T1-weighted coronal section. 1, Nasopharynx. 2, Sphenoidal sinus. 3, Pituitary gland. 4, Optic tract. 5, Lateral ventricle.
T1 coronal section (after iv contrast media) 1, Nasopharynx. 2, Sphenoidal sinus. 3, Pituitary gland. 4, Optic tract. 5, Lateral ventricle.
T1-weighted coronal section. 1, Nasopharynx. 2, Pituitary gland. 3, Optic tract. 4, 3° ventricle. 5, Lateral ventricle.
T1 coronal section (after iv contrast media). 1, Nasopharynx. 2, Pituitary gland. 3, Optic tract. 4, 3° ventricle. 5, Lateral ventricle.