Case 18: Adrenocorticotropic hormone-dependent Cushing syndrome

Radiology

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 195-198

  Choyke, Peter L ^a   Doppman, John L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland, abnormalities; Adrenal gland, CT; Adrenal gland, neoplasms; Cushing syndrome; Diagnosis Please; Hormones; Pituitary, MR; Pituitary, neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADRENAL PHLEBOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CUSHING DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033966848     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.214.1.r00ja38195     Document Type: Article

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