X-Ray Pituitary Saddle
- Enlarged sella turcica, associated with Empty Sella Syndrome
- pituitary insufficiency
- altered shape and contour associated with pituitary tumors
- erosions in the wall or floor due to aneurysms or chronic intracranial pressure
- Meningioma of sella turcica resulting in thickening of clinoid or tuberculum processes
- thinning bone density
- craniopharyngioma with symptoms: headaches, visual problems, hormonal imbalances, and behavioral changes due to frontal extension.
- fat and calcification in the intrasellar, suprasellar or parasellar region
- If you are pregnant or think you might be, inform your physician and radiologist to discuss the exposure limit for the developing fetus.
- Remove any jewelry or metal objects that might distort the radiographic image.
- Consult the X-ray technician if you wear any on-body devices such as an insulin pump or have metal implants from prior surgeries
- You may be asked to change into the hospital gown for the imaging at the time of the scan