Oct 7, 2021 · The pituitary stalk, also known as the infundibulum or infundibular stalk, is largely outside the blood brain barrier like the rest of the pituitary and therefore normally enhances …

The pituitary stalk, also known as the infundibular stalk, infundibulum, or Fenderson's funnel, is the connection between the hypothalamus and the posterior pituitary, the posterior lobe of the …

Your pituitary gland is divided into two main sections: the anterior pituitary (front lobe) and the posterior pituitary (back lobe). Your pituitary is connected to your hypothalamus through a …

The pituitary stalk, also known as the infundibulum, connects the hypothalamic median eminence with the pituitary gland. Comprising both blood vessels and nerves, it constitutes an important …

Knowing the normal imaging appearance of the pituitary stalk is important for the diagnosis of pituitary infundibular lesions, and more accurate assessment of the stalk may be possible at …

Mar 7, 2016 · Pituitary stalk (PS) lesions are often discovered on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as an incidental finding or during investigation of central diabetes insipidus (CDI) and/or …

Jan 20, 2025 · The pituitary gland is connected to the hypothalamus by the infundibulum (pituitary stalk), which is a process that extends inferiorly from the tuber cinereum of the hypothalamus.

Pituitary Stalk Formed by the infundibular stem plus surrounding parts of the adenohypophysis (pars tuberalis). Approximately 15% of the neurohypophysis extends up the stalk into the …

The pituitary stalk or infundibulum extends from the hypothalamus, posterior to the optic chiasm, through the diaphragm sellae, and to the pituitary gland (see Fig. 1 A). The pituitary stalk is …

Feb 1, 2010 · We assessed the normal pituitary stalk in detail by using high-resolution MR images at 3T. 3T MR imaging provides a higher SNR compared with 1.5T MR imaging, resulting in …