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Pituitary MRI to Evaluate Extraocular Muscles: Is That Possible with a Routine Scanning Protocol?

Pituitary MRI to Evaluate Extraocular Muscles: Is That Possible with a Routine Scanning Protocol? Pituitary MRI to Evaluate Extraocular Muscles: Is That Possible with a Routine Scanning Protocol? B. Kocak AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2023, 44 (5) E29 doi: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7681 This information is current as http://www.ajnr.org/content/44/5/E29 of June 3, 2023. LETTERS Pituitary MRI to Evaluate Extraocular Muscles: Is That Possible with a Routine Scanning Protocol? ith great interest, we read the article, “Extraocular Muscle was presented. We also wonder how the reviewers and the Editor WEnlargement in Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary were convinced about the EOM measurement on routine pitui- Adenomas,” recently published by Coutu et al in the American tary MR imaging. Our purpose is not to devalue this research Journal of Neuroradiology. We have 3 important concerns about article but to improve the transparency of its methodology, guid- the methodology that need to be clarified. ing future research. Therefore, presenting MR imaging figures First, in a routine pituitary MR imaging protocol, it is interest- showing the measurement technique in routine pituitary MR ing to evaluate the 4 extraocular muscles (EOMs) that were ana- imaging seems crucial to externally validate the findings pre- lyzed in your study, namely, the superior, lateral, medial, and sented in the article. inferior rectus muscles. In our experience, producing http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Neuroradiology American Journal of Neuroradiology

Pituitary MRI to Evaluate Extraocular Muscles: Is That Possible with a Routine Scanning Protocol?

Kocak, B.
American Journal of Neuroradiology , Volume 44 (5): 1 – May 1, 2023
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American Journal of Neuroradiology
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0195-6108
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10.3174/ajnr.a7681
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Abstract

Pituitary MRI to Evaluate Extraocular Muscles: Is That Possible with a Routine Scanning Protocol? B. Kocak AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2023, 44 (5) E29 doi: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7681 This information is current as http://www.ajnr.org/content/44/5/E29 of June 3, 2023. LETTERS Pituitary MRI to Evaluate Extraocular Muscles: Is That Possible with a Routine Scanning Protocol? ith great interest, we read the article, “Extraocular Muscle was presented. We also wonder how the reviewers and the Editor WEnlargement in Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary were convinced about the EOM measurement on routine pitui- Adenomas,” recently published by Coutu et al in the American tary MR imaging. Our purpose is not to devalue this research Journal of Neuroradiology. We have 3 important concerns about article but to improve the transparency of its methodology, guid- the methodology that need to be clarified. ing future research. Therefore, presenting MR imaging figures First, in a routine pituitary MR imaging protocol, it is interest- showing the measurement technique in routine pituitary MR ing to evaluate the 4 extraocular muscles (EOMs) that were ana- imaging seems crucial to externally validate the findings pre- lyzed in your study, namely, the superior, lateral, medial, and sented in the article. inferior rectus muscles. In our experience, producing

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Published: May 1, 2023

References

  • Extraocular muscle enlargement in growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas
    B. Coutu; DA. Alvarez; A. Ciurej
  • Normative measurements of orbital structures using MRI.
    A. Ozgen; U. Aydingöz