The only nuclear medicine procedure i know for imaging the pituitary gland, a rather exotic one, ist I-123 IBZM (iodobenzamide) SPECT in prolactinomas. in general, pituitary diseases are investigated with MRI. but Tc-99m MIBI can visualise the parathyroid glands.
Excessive use of magnesium supplements can be toxic. The upper limit -- the highest dose a person can take -- of magnesium supplements is: 65 mg/day for children ages 1-3. 110 mg/day for children ages 4-8. 350 mg/day for adults and children ages 9 and up.
It is worth the energy. In a recent study analyzing the diet of 564 adult Americans, both male and female, the average intake of magnesium was less than two-thirds of the RDA for men and less than 50% of the RDA for women. This means that men, on average, are getting under 200 mg.magnesium daily and women get under 150 mg.per day.t is worth the energy. In a recent study analyzing the diet of 564 adult Americans, both male and female, the average intake of magnesium was less than two-thirds of the RDA for men and less than 50% of the RDA for women. This means that men, on average, are getting under 200 mg.