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Effect of iron overload on the pituitary gland and associated imaging findings

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  1. Department of Radiology, AZ Sint Lucas Gent, Groenebriel 1, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    P. Gillardin, I. De Kock & M. Lemmerling

  2. Department of Hematology, AZ Sint Lucas Gent, Groenebriel 1, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

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Gillardin, P., De Kock, I., Steel, E. et al. Effect of iron overload on the pituitary gland and associated imaging findings. J Neurol 260, 2403–2404 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-013-6992-1

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