Differentiation of adrenal adenomas (lipid rich and lipid poor) from nonadenomas by use of washout characteristics on delayed enhanced CT

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 709-715

  Kebapci, M ^a   Kaya, T ^a   Gurbuz, E ^a   Adapinar, B ^a   Kebapci, N ^a   Demirustu, C ^a  

^a OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adrenal masses; Delayed enhanced computed tomography; Washout characteristics

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOHEXOL; IOPROMIDE; LIPID;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FAT CONTENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIPID COMPOSITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADENOMA; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0042424906     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-003-0015-0     Document Type: Article

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