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Ten patients referred for brain MRI for reasons other than pituitary abnormality were selected as control group. Routine dynamic MRI of the pituitary gland and obtained subtraction MRI scans were scrutinized separately on different sessions by an experienced radiologist blinded to the study design and patient's data. The investigator's opinion on the presence or absence of a lesion and lesion size were collected.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In patients with pituitary microadenoma, dynamic MRI images were reported positive in 42 (84%) patients and negative in 8 (16%). Subtraction images were described as positive in all patients (100%)\u2014including all patients with negative dynamic MRI\u2014and the difference was statistically significant ( P=0.016). Undetected lesions on dynamic MRI had a mean size of 2.84\u2009\u00b1\u20091.79\u2005mm (median= 2.20\u2005mm, interquartile range=1.62\u20134.62\u2005mm) and a significant inverse correlation was noted between lesion size and negative report of dynamic MRI ( P=0.018). Brain MRI scans in the control group were reported negative for pituitary microadenoma in both dynamic contrast-enhanced and subtraction images.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Subtraction images can successfully identify all lesions detectable with conventional dynamic MRI as well as improving visualization of lesions undetected on dynamic MRI, especially in small lesions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/02841851221107344","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,22]],"date-time":"2022-06-22T13:31:22Z","timestamp":1655904682000},"page":"1148-1154","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Usefulness of subtraction images for accurate diagnosis of pituitary microadenomas in dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"64","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8881-9058","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Morteza Sanei","family":"Taheri","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Shohade-E-Tajrish hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3113-2375","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zahra","family":"Ghomi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Reza","family":"Mirshahi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Eye Research Center, The Five Senses Health Institute, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4003-9324","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Moein","family":"Moradpour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Shohade-E-Tajrish hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mahtab","family":"Niroomand","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Internal Medicine Department, Endocrinology Division, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Parsa","family":"Yarmohamadi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Young Researchers and Elite Club, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3829-3916","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hamideh","family":"Zeidabadi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Gynecology and Obstetrics Department,Tehran University of Medical Science, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex Imam Hospital, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-02841851221107344","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2967\/jnumed.117.191916"},{"key":"bibr2-02841851221107344","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.17116\/neiro202084021110"},{"key":"bibr3-02841851221107344","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.beem.2019.05.002"},{"key":"bibr4-02841851221107344","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ecl.2020.06.002"},{"key":"bibr5-02841851221107344","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4103\/2230-8210.84871"},{"key":"bibr6-02841851221107344","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3171\/2017.3.JNS163122"},{"key":"bibr7-02841851221107344","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s12020-016-1038-y"},{"key":"bibr8-02841851221107344","volume-title":"Magnetic resonance imaging of pituitary tumors. 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