Improvements in diagnostic imaging techniques for the pituitary, namely, high-resolution CT scanning with infusion of intravenous contrast and MR imaging with or without administration of gadolinium, <sup>19References7,8,18,26,48,55,58,69,79

Haga clic aquí para ir a la sección de Referencias</sup> have created the dilemma for the clinician of the radiologist of being able to detect asymptomatic masses in the pituitary, referred to as pituitary incidentalomas. ^{*References7,8,18,26,48,55,58,69,79} This article provides information and guidelines for the evaluation of the patient incidentally found to have a mass lesion of the pituitary on CT or MR imaging that has been performed for some other reason (Figure 1)