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Inferior Petrosal Venous Sinus Sampling

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Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is most commonly due to exogenous glucocorticoid administration. The most common endogenous cause of CS (70–80 %) is an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary adenoma (Cushing’s disease) for which the treatment of choice is surgical excision. Confirming the diagnosis of a pituitary source and excluding ectopic sources of ACTH using biochemical testing and cross-sectional imaging are often challenging.

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  1. Department of Interventional Radiology, Barts and the Royal London, London, UK

    Andrew Shawyer BSc, MBBS, FRCR

  2. Department of Radiology, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, UK

    Matthew Mattson MD, MRCP, FRCR

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Correspondence to Matthew Mattson MD, MRCP, FRCR .

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Health Network, Mount Sinai Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Kieran Murphy

  2. Department of Neuroradiology, The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom

    Fergus Robertson

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Shawyer, A., Mattson, M. (2014). Inferior Petrosal Venous Sinus Sampling. In: Murphy, K., Robertson, F. (eds) Interventional Neuroradiology. Techniques in Interventional Radiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4582-0_17

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