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The diagnosis of empty sella was made correctly by CT scanning in 100% of 19 cases studied.
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Rozario, R., Hammerschlag, S.B., Post, K.D. et al. Diagnosis of empty sella with CT scan. Neuroradiology 13, 85–88 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00339840
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