Response to letter to the editor from Professor Jean-François Bonneville

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We read the thoughtful letter to the editor from Professor Jean-François Bonneville in response to our recently submitted manuscript, “Physicians’ awareness of gadolinium retention and MRI timing practices in the longitudinal management of pituitary tumors: a “Pituitary Society” survey, and we thank him for his interest [1]. The manuscript was written collaboratively by members of the Education Committee of the Pituitary Society. While the main purpose of the survey described in the manuscript focused on assessment of current awareness of possible gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) retention and strategies for timing of pituitary MRIs following pituitary surgery for adenomas, it was our hope to inspire multidisciplinary dialogue around the controversial issue of long-term brain retention of GBCAs. Professor Bonneville’s letter indeed contributes to such a dialogue. The expertise of pituitary neuroradiologists in this regard is highly valued and much appreciated. …