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Preferred Label : petrosal sinus sampling;

MeSH definition : Sampling of blood levels of the adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) by withdrawal of blood from the inferior petrosal sinus. The inferior petrosal sinus arises from the cavernous sinus and runs to the internal jugular vein. Sampling of blood at this level is a valuable tool in the differential diagnosis of Cushing disease, Cushing syndrome, and other adrenocortical diseases.;

MeSH synonym : samplings, petrosal sinus; sampling, petrosal sinus; bsipss; petrosal sinus samplings; inferior petrosal sinus sampling; bilateral synchronous inferior petrosal sinus sampling;

MeSH annotation : to determ blood ACTH in Cushing & other adrenocortex dis; do not use /util except by MeSH definition;

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Sampling of blood levels of the adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) by withdrawal of blood from the inferior petrosal sinus. The inferior petrosal sinus arises from the cavernous sinus and runs to the internal jugular vein. Sampling of blood at this level is a valuable tool in the differential diagnosis of Cushing disease, Cushing syndrome, and other adrenocortical diseases.

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16/06/2024


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