Imaging and Anatomy of the Pituitary Gland. This presentation offers a very detailed discussion on anatomy, embryology and function of the pituitary gland, richly illustrated with radiological images, as well as a basic introduction of imaging evaluation of the pituitary MRI. A second presentation will deal with imaging of pituitary pathology (adenomas and beyond) in more detail.

0:00 Introduction and topics

01:24 Anatomy
18:28 Embryology
21:57 Rathke cleft cysts
28:54 Function

35:40 MRI of the pituitary
41:47 The normal pituitary gland on imaging
43:10 The anterior pituitary
57:47 Empty Sella
1:00:59 The posterior pituitary
1:06:17 The pituitary Stalk

1:08:09 Key Messages

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