Image-guided percutaneous biopsy of the adrenal gland: Review of indications, technique, and compliations

Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-10

  Arellano, Ronald S ^a   Harisinghani, Mukesh G ^a   Gervais, Debra A ^a   Hahn, Peter F ^a   Mueller, Peter R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HEPARIN; SEDATIVE AGENT; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADRENAL BIOPSY; ADRENAL CANCER; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN INJURY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0037257754     PISSN: 03630188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0363-0188(03)90001-6     Document Type: Article

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