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... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Clinical Chemistry Tests > Blood Chemical Analysis > Petrosal Sinus Sampling
Investigative Techniques > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Clinical Chemistry Tests > Blood Chemical Analysis > Petrosal Sinus Sampling
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Punctures > Blood Specimen Collection > Petrosal Sinus Sampling
Therapeutics > Punctures > Blood Specimen Collection > Petrosal Sinus Sampling
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Specimen Handling > Blood Specimen Collection > Petrosal Sinus Sampling
Investigative Techniques > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Specimen Handling > Blood Specimen Collection > Petrosal Sinus Sampling

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Petrosal Sinus Sampling  

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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.

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Synonym(s)

  • Bilateral Synchronous Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling
  • BSIPSS
  • Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling

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