Petrosal Sinus Sampling
"Petrosal Sinus Sampling" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D017591
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.124.100.600 E01.370.225.998.110.600 E04.665.150.600 E05.200.124.100.600 E05.200.998.110.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Petrosal Sinus Sampling- Petrosal Sinus Sampling
- Petrosal Sinus Samplings
- Sampling, Petrosal Sinus
- Samplings, Petrosal Sinus
- Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling
- BSIPSS
- Bilateral Synchronous Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling
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