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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maryam Hadipour, M.D.[2]

Overview

An MRI of the pituitary can be used to check for structural abnormalities of the pituitary.

MRI

Brain MRI can show pituitary microadenoma which interferes with normal function of Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis and results in adrenal atrophy.