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Variations and Normal Limits

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The general configuration of the sella turcica varies considerably from one individual to another. It is necessary to distinguish its numerous variations from pathologic abnormalities.

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  1. University Hospital of Besançon, 2, Place Saint Jacques, F-25030, Besançon, France

    Jean François Bonneville M.D. (Professor of Radiology, Head of Department of Neuroradiology)

  2. Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 1, Place de l’Hôpital, F-67091, Strasbourg, France

    Jean Louis Dietemann M.D.

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Bonneville, J.F., Dietemann, J.L. (1981). Variations and Normal Limits. In: Radiology of The Sella Turcica. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67786-1_5

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