Differentiation of adrenal masses with MR imaging: Comparison of techniques

Radiology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 41-46

  Reinig, James W ^a   Stutley, Jennifer E ^b   Leonhardt, Charlene M ^c   Spicer, Kenneth M ^b   Margolis, Myles ^c   Caldwell, Curtis B ^c  

^a Anne Arundel Dermatology   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland, hemorrhage; Adrenal gland, MR; Adrenal gland, neoplasms; Magnetic resonance (MR), chemical shift; Magnetic resonance (MR), pulse sequences; Magnetic resonance (MR), tissue characterization; Pheochromocytoma

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL HEMORRHAGE; ADRENAL METASTASIS; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPHOMA; MYELOLIPOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0028223624     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.192.1.8208962     Document Type: Article

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