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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment [E] » Investigative Techniques [E05] » Clinical Laboratory Techniques » Clinical Chemistry Tests » Blood Chemical Analysis » Petrosal Sinus Sampling
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment [E] » Investigative Techniques [E05] » Clinical Laboratory Techniques » Specimen Handling » Blood Specimen Collection » Petrosal Sinus Sampling
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment [E] » Diagnosis [E01] » Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures » Clinical Laboratory Techniques » Clinical Chemistry Tests » Blood Chemical Analysis » Petrosal Sinus Sampling
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment [E] » Diagnosis [E01] » Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures » Clinical Laboratory Techniques » Specimen Handling » Blood Specimen Collection » Petrosal Sinus Sampling
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment [E] » Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04] » Punctures » Blood Specimen Collection » Petrosal Sinus Sampling
Description
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
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