Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Patients with isolated growth hormone deficiency (GHD) will routinely have an MRI scan of the pituitary and brain to assess pituitary size and presence of any intracranial lesions. The result may change the threshold for monitoring for further hormone deficiencies. However the test may also detect unexpected or unrelated abnormalities.Aim: To review the incidence of normal and abnormal MRI scans in children with a diagnosis of isolated GHD.</...